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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 639 · 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 “thirty”? (a) table (b) there (c) throw
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tree (b) thread (c) this
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) thick (b) tin (c) the
  6. 6.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  8. 8.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  9. 9.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  10. 10.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  11. 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) two (b) thin (c) day
  14. 14.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) tank (b) three (c) the
  16. 16.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) dark (b) thread (c) table
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) thread (b) thing (c) tick
  19. 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) day (b) tie (c) thread
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  22. 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  24. 24.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  25. 25.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  26. 26.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  27. 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  28. 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  29. 29.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) two (b) ten (c) thank
  31. 31.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  32. 32.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  33. 33.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) door (b) thing (c) top
  35. 35.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) ten (b) tank (c) thousand
  37. 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) tall (b) dive (c) thick
  39. 39.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  40. 40.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin

Answer key

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

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