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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 483 · 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 fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  3. 3.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thirty (b) thousand (c) two
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) ten (b) then (c) thousand
  9. 9.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  11. 11.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  12. 12.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  13. 13.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) thousand (b) then (c) dust
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) thirsty (b) the (c) dive
  16. 16.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  18. 18.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  19. 19.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  20. 20.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  21. 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  22. 22.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) thank (b) thin (c) tall
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) this (b) there (c) duck
  26. 26.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) there (b) den (c) thumb
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) day (b) the (c) these
  29. 29.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  30. 30.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  31. 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) thing (b) dark (c) this
  33. 33.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) them (b) this (c) dark
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) thing (b) tree (c) desk
  36. 36.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) then (b) ten (c) three
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) that (b) tank (c) dark
  39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”

Answer key

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

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