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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 601 · 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 “thirsty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  7. 7.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  8. 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  9. 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  11. 11.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  12. 12.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  13. 13.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) thick (b) there (c) dark
  15. 15.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  16. 16.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) thumb (b) tall (c) dog
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) thirsty (b) tick (c) table
  19. 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  20. 20.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) thousand (b) that (c) tall
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  24. 24.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  25. 25.Is the “th” in “think” 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 “these”? (a) thirty (b) door (c) them
  27. 27.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  28. 28.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thing (b) throw (c) tick
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) think (b) that (c) dare
  31. 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thirsty (b) tank (c) those
  33. 33.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  34. 34.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  35. 35.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  36. 36.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  37. 37.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “then” 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 “tin”? (a) thin (b) top (c) dive
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth

Answer key

  1. Between your teeth
  2. as in “this”
  3. Behind your top teeth
  4. thank
  5. Behind your top teeth
  6. thought
  7. tree
  8. Behind your top teeth
  9. Behind your top teeth
  10. tin
  11. as in “thin”
  12. Between your teeth
  13. Behind your top teeth
  14. there
  15. as in “thin”
  16. they
  17. tall
  18. thirsty
  19. Behind your top teeth
  20. tick
  21. thousand
  22. tank
  23. Behind your top teeth
  24. as in “this”
  25. as in “thin”
  26. them
  27. taught
  28. though
  29. tick
  30. dare
  31. Behind your top teeth
  32. tank
  33. as in “thin”
  34. dough
  35. as in “this”
  36. as in “thin”
  37. as in “thin”
  38. as in “this”
  39. top
  40. Between your teeth

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