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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 441 · 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.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  2. 2.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  5. 5.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tall (b) thirty (c) tank
  8. 8.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  10. 10.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  13. 13.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  14. 14.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thing (b) tick (c) thank
  16. 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  17. 17.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  18. 18.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  21. 21.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) dark (b) thing (c) tick
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) duck (b) they (c) three
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) that (b) tree (c) thumb
  25. 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  26. 26.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) three (b) tall (c) dark
  28. 28.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) tin (b) dog (c) three
  30. 30.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thousand (b) thin (c) tin
  32. 32.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  34. 34.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thin (b) three (c) tank
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) tree (b) then (c) thick
  38. 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  39. 39.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth

Answer key

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

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