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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 670 · 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 “three”? (a) den (b) tree (c) thread
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) day (b) top (c) this
  3. 3.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  4. 4.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  6. 6.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  7. 7.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) three (b) duck (c) those
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) dark (b) thousand (c) this
  10. 10.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  11. 11.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  13. 13.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  14. 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  15. 15.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) three (b) them (c) tin
  17. 17.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  18. 18.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) think (b) door (c) two
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) ten (b) thick (c) them
  22. 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  23. 23.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  24. 24.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  25. 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  26. 26.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  27. 27.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  29. 29.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  30. 30.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) think (b) two (c) duck
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) tin (b) this (c) duck
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) day (b) that (c) thank
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tree (b) thing (c) three
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) dog (b) this (c) dare
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) this (b) top (c) dust
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) tin (b) thread (c) tree

Answer key

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

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