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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 452 · 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: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  2. 2.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  4. 4.Listen: is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  5. 5.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) dive (b) thank (c) there
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) door (b) dare (c) there
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  11. 11.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) thumb (b) tick (c) them
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) dark (b) that (c) day
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  17. 17.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  19. 19.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  21. 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) thin (b) the (c) table
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) dive (b) there (c) those
  24. 24.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) day (b) this (c) think
  26. 26.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) thousand (b) thin (c) top
  28. 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) tie (b) duck (c) those
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thousand (b) tree (c) thick
  31. 31.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  32. 32.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  34. 34.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  35. 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  36. 36.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) table (b) dare (c) them
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) dive (b) they (c) thirty
  40. 40.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”

Answer key

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

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