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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 432 · 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.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) this (b) dark (c) think
  3. 3.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  4. 4.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  5. 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) thirty (b) tall (c) tree
  8. 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) den (b) these (c) dust
  11. 11.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  13. 13.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  14. 14.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  15. 15.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  16. 16.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) thing (b) this (c) tree
  18. 18.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  19. 19.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  21. 21.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  22. 22.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  24. 24.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  25. 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  26. 26.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  27. 27.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  28. 28.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  29. 29.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  30. 30.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  31. 31.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  32. 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  33. 33.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) dive (b) thing (c) tin
  35. 35.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  36. 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  37. 37.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  38. 38.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) thread (b) them (c) den
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) tin (b) them (c) thirsty

Answer key

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

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