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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 405 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Tongue between the teeth): Soft th (thin, three, think): tongue between the teeth, blow — no voice. Buzzing th (this, they, the): tongue between the teeth, with voice. t and d: tongue behind the top teeth (tin, day).

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  1. 1.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  4. 4.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  5. 5.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) throw (b) table (c) duck
  7. 7.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  8. 8.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  9. 9.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  10. 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) tie (b) tin (c) thousand
  12. 12.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  13. 13.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  14. 14.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  15. 15.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) thirsty (b) then (c) dog
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) dog (b) them (c) ten
  19. 19.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  20. 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  21. 21.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  22. 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  23. 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tall (b) thousand (c) two
  25. 25.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) den (b) tank (c) this
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) thing (b) there (c) day
  28. 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) tick (b) they (c) dare
  30. 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thank (b) thin (c) tank
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  33. 33.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) there (b) thick (c) tank
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) thick (b) two (c) dog
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) throw (b) dive (c) there
  37. 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  38. 38.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  40. 40.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”

Answer key

  1. dough
  2. tick
  3. day
  4. thick
  5. as in “this”
  6. table
  7. tree
  8. as in “thin”
  9. as in “this”
  10. Between your teeth
  11. thousand
  12. then
  13. thought
  14. as in “thin”
  15. as in “this”
  16. dog
  17. three
  18. them
  19. as in “thin”
  20. Between your teeth
  21. thin
  22. Behind your top teeth
  23. Between your teeth
  24. thousand
  25. as in “this”
  26. this
  27. there
  28. Behind your top teeth
  29. dare
  30. Behind your top teeth
  31. tank
  32. tank
  33. as in “thin”
  34. thick
  35. thick
  36. there
  37. Between your teeth
  38. as in “this”
  39. Between your teeth
  40. as in “thin”

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