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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 568 · 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.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  2. 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  6. 6.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  8. 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  9. 9.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  10. 10.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  11. 11.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) thirty (b) duck (c) then
  14. 14.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  15. 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  16. 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  17. 17.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) tank (b) thread (c) desk
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) tall (b) tick (c) three
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) dare (b) thick (c) tin
  22. 22.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  23. 23.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thirty (b) three (c) table
  25. 25.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) tick (b) they (c) dark
  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.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  29. 29.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  30. 30.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) think (b) the (c) day
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) dust (b) dog (c) those
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) table (b) duck (c) then
  34. 34.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) then (b) these (c) den
  36. 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  37. 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  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 “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth

Answer key

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

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