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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 640 · 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? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) top (b) tank (c) think
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  6. 6.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tank (b) three (c) thirsty
  8. 8.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  9. 9.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” 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 “thumb”? (a) thread (b) there (c) table
  11. 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  12. 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) table (b) thick (c) dare
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) day (b) dive (c) there
  15. 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thousand (b) den (c) tie
  17. 17.Is the “th” in “they” 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 “dog”? (a) dive (b) there (c) tie
  19. 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  20. 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  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.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  24. 24.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) dive (b) that (c) tree
  26. 26.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  27. 27.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  28. 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  29. 29.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  30. 30.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  31. 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  32. 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) thank (b) ten (c) dare
  34. 34.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  35. 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) thread (b) tin (c) thing
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) there (b) the (c) dust
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tree (b) tin (c) thin
  39. 39.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thousand (b) tall (c) dust

Answer key

  1. thought
  2. think
  3. Behind your top teeth
  4. tin
  5. three
  6. thin
  7. tank
  8. Between your teeth
  9. as in “thin”
  10. thread
  11. Between your teeth
  12. Behind your top teeth
  13. table
  14. there
  15. Between your teeth
  16. tie
  17. as in “this”
  18. dive
  19. Between your teeth
  20. Behind your top teeth
  21. as in “thin”
  22. Between your teeth
  23. Between your teeth
  24. as in “this”
  25. that
  26. day
  27. tree
  28. Behind your top teeth
  29. Between your teeth
  30. thick
  31. Behind your top teeth
  32. Between your teeth
  33. ten
  34. though
  35. Between your teeth
  36. tin
  37. dust
  38. thin
  39. as in “this”
  40. tall

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