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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 504 · 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 starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) they (b) dust (c) the
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) dust (b) that (c) den
  5. 5.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  6. 6.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  8. 8.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  9. 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  10. 10.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  11. 11.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  12. 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  13. 13.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  14. 14.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) tie (b) thank (c) tall
  16. 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  18. 18.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) this (b) thirsty (c) duck
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) day (b) thirty (c) this
  22. 22.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  24. 24.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  25. 25.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) that (b) duck (c) three
  27. 27.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  28. 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) dust (b) thick (c) top
  30. 30.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  31. 31.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) day (b) that (c) tank
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) think (b) dust (c) they
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) thick (b) two (c) these
  35. 35.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  36. 36.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) thread (b) dust (c) the
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  39. 39.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  40. 40.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth

Answer key

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

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