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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 412 · 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? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) this (b) door (c) they
  5. 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) day (b) thin (c) tie
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  8. 8.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) thirty (b) two (c) thing
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) throw (b) dive (c) they
  11. 11.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) dare (b) this (c) then
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  14. 14.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  15. 15.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) dive (b) tick (c) the
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  18. 18.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  19. 19.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) think (b) this (c) tank
  21. 21.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  22. 22.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  23. 23.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) this (b) tank (c) thousand
  25. 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  26. 26.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  27. 27.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) thousand (b) door (c) tree
  29. 29.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  30. 30.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  31. 31.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) thousand (b) dog (c) tank
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) think (b) tick (c) tank
  34. 34.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  35. 35.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) dark (b) this (c) thing
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) dive (b) the (c) dark
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) dive (b) ten (c) this
  40. 40.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”

Answer key

  1. tree
  2. Between your teeth
  3. Behind your top teeth
  4. door
  5. Between your teeth
  6. tie
  7. taught
  8. Behind your top teeth
  9. two
  10. dive
  11. as in “thin”
  12. dare
  13. dough
  14. as in “thin”
  15. tank
  16. dive
  17. though
  18. den
  19. as in “this”
  20. tank
  21. Between your teeth
  22. three
  23. thick
  24. tank
  25. Between your teeth
  26. as in “this”
  27. as in “thin”
  28. tree
  29. as in “this”
  30. tin
  31. as in “this”
  32. tank
  33. think
  34. thin
  35. Between your teeth
  36. dark
  37. the
  38. Between your teeth
  39. this
  40. as in “this”

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