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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 653 · 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: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  3. 3.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  4. 4.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  5. 5.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  6. 6.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  8. 8.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  9. 9.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  10. 10.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  11. 11.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  12. 12.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) thing (b) this (c) dive
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) door (b) tall (c) the
  15. 15.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  16. 16.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) day (b) them (c) top
  18. 18.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  19. 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) this (b) door (c) tin
  21. 21.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  23. 23.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  24. 24.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) then (b) thousand (c) table
  26. 26.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  27. 27.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  28. 28.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) them (b) dust (c) thing
  30. 30.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  31. 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  32. 32.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) ten (b) that (c) thirty
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) desk (b) tank (c) those
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) dark (b) thirty (c) those
  38. 38.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  39. 39.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth

Answer key

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

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