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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 642 · 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? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  2. 2.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  8. 8.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  10. 10.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  12. 12.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) dare (b) those (c) den
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) top (b) thin (c) dive
  15. 15.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  16. 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) ten (b) thirty (c) day
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  19. 19.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  21. 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  22. 22.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) the (b) tick (c) door
  24. 24.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  25. 25.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  26. 26.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  27. 27.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  28. 28.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) these (b) dog (c) dare
  30. 30.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) this (b) then (c) door
  32. 32.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) this (b) dark (c) dive
  34. 34.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  35. 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  36. 36.Is the “th” in “that” 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 “tie”? (a) thread (b) them (c) tall
  38. 38.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  39. 39.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  40. 40.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den

Answer key

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

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