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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 539 · 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? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  5. 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  6. 6.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) them (b) top (c) dark
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) dare (b) this (c) day
  9. 9.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) tin (b) thick (c) thing
  11. 11.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) table (b) they (c) thick
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  14. 14.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) den (b) thirsty (c) ten
  16. 16.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  17. 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  18. 18.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  19. 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  21. 21.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) throw (b) dark (c) tin
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) think (b) then (c) den
  25. 25.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) think (b) tick (c) then
  27. 27.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  28. 28.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  29. 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  30. 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) thin (b) thank (c) table
  32. 32.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  33. 33.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  36. 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  37. 37.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  38. 38.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) dive (b) dark (c) the
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth

Answer key

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

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