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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 417 · 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 starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) dare (b) ten (c) thank
  2. 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) tank (b) thirsty (c) there
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) dog (b) thing (c) them
  8. 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) this (b) den (c) think
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  13. 13.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  14. 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) tick (b) dark (c) three
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) tank (b) three (c) day
  17. 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  18. 18.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) they (b) throw (c) tree
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  21. 21.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  22. 22.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  24. 24.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  25. 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) tie (b) thirsty (c) top
  27. 27.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  28. 28.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) them (b) dark (c) dust
  30. 30.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  31. 31.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  32. 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  34. 34.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) three (b) thirty (c) table
  36. 36.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  37. 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) them (b) dark (c) then
  40. 40.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”

Answer key

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

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