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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 467 · 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 “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  2. 2.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) dark (b) tank (c) thumb
  7. 7.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  8. 8.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  9. 9.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) day (b) this (c) that
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) dust (b) there (c) tall
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) them (b) desk (c) thin
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) thread (b) desk (c) tie
  15. 15.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  16. 16.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) den (b) tall (c) three
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) dust (b) those (c) the
  19. 19.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  21. 21.Listen: is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  22. 22.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  23. 23.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  24. 24.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) thread (b) that (c) dark
  26. 26.Is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  27. 27.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  28. 28.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  29. 29.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  30. 30.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  31. 31.Is the “th” in “there” 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 “dust”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  33. 33.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) dark (b) they (c) desk
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) door (b) table (c) the
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) tie (b) that (c) day
  38. 38.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) three (b) thumb (c) tall
  40. 40.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den

Answer key

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

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