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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 684 · 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.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) ten (b) day (c) think
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thin (b) throw (c) ten
  5. 5.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) that (b) the (c) desk
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) thumb (b) thirsty (c) two
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) thin (b) the (c) dark
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tick (b) three (c) ten
  11. 11.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) dare (b) these (c) dive
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) thread (b) they (c) dog
  14. 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  15. 15.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  16. 16.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  18. 18.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  19. 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  20. 20.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  21. 21.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  22. 22.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  23. 23.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) that (b) tin (c) thing
  25. 25.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  26. 26.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  27. 27.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  28. 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  29. 29.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) tank (b) thick (c) duck
  31. 31.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  32. 32.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) tree (b) two (c) thousand
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thirty (b) thin (c) table
  36. 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) tin (b) thread (c) day
  38. 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) day (b) then (c) those
  40. 40.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though

Answer key

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

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