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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 495 · 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) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thick (b) thousand (c) ten
  5. 5.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) dark (b) tree (c) think
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  8. 8.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) thirty (b) tin (c) duck
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) that (b) tin (c) door
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) day (b) these (c) thirty
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) thin (b) den (c) them
  14. 14.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  15. 15.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  16. 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  17. 17.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  18. 18.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) dark (b) these (c) thread
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  21. 21.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  22. 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  23. 23.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) thread (b) two (c) this
  25. 25.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) dark (b) thirsty (c) this
  27. 27.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  29. 29.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) there (b) dust (c) dive
  31. 31.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) three (b) table (c) duck
  34. 34.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  36. 36.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thick (b) them (c) tie
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  39. 39.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) the (b) them (c) dive

Answer key

  1. Behind your top teeth
  2. Behind your top teeth
  3. Behind your top teeth
  4. ten
  5. as in “thin”
  6. think
  7. Behind your top teeth
  8. thick
  9. thirty
  10. door
  11. these
  12. though
  13. them
  14. as in “this”
  15. den
  16. Between your teeth
  17. as in “thin”
  18. as in “thin”
  19. these
  20. Behind your top teeth
  21. Between your teeth
  22. Between your teeth
  23. as in “this”
  24. thread
  25. three
  26. this
  27. as in “thin”
  28. thank
  29. then
  30. there
  31. tree
  32. tick
  33. three
  34. thin
  35. as in “thin”
  36. as in “thin”
  37. tie
  38. Behind your top teeth
  39. as in “this”
  40. dive

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