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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 578 · 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? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) dare (b) three (c) those
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) dark (b) thank (c) tie
  5. 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) dog (b) ten (c) thousand
  8. 8.Listen: is the “th” in “these” 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 “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  12. 12.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) tie (b) den (c) think
  14. 14.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  15. 15.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  16. 16.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  17. 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) two (b) think (c) the
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) den (b) ten (c) thin
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) dust (b) thumb (c) ten
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) thread (b) the (c) tin
  22. 22.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  23. 23.Is the “th” in “thick” 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 “thick”? (a) tie (b) thing (c) tree
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) tie (b) desk (c) they
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) tall (b) throw (c) tick
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) that (b) dust (c) thread
  29. 29.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  30. 30.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) thumb (b) table (c) ten
  32. 32.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) then (b) think (c) day
  34. 34.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  35. 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  36. 36.Is the “th” in “thing” 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 “them”? (a) den (b) they (c) thin
  38. 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den

Answer key

  1. dough
  2. dare
  3. Behind your top teeth
  4. tie
  5. Between your teeth
  6. as in “thin”
  7. ten
  8. as in “this”
  9. Between your teeth
  10. as in “this”
  11. day
  12. tin
  13. think
  14. as in “this”
  15. three
  16. as in “this”
  17. Between your teeth
  18. two
  19. ten
  20. thumb
  21. thread
  22. thin
  23. as in “thin”
  24. thing
  25. thank
  26. desk
  27. throw
  28. dust
  29. as in “thin”
  30. though
  31. thumb
  32. as in “thin”
  33. day
  34. thought
  35. Behind your top teeth
  36. as in “thin”
  37. they
  38. Between your teeth
  39. Behind your top teeth
  40. den

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