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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 690 · 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 “tall”? (a) tree (b) thick (c) thousand
  2. 2.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  3. 3.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  8. 8.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  9. 9.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  10. 10.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  12. 12.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  13. 13.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  14. 14.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  15. 15.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) tie (b) dog (c) thin
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) door (b) they (c) thousand
  19. 19.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) dog (b) those (c) they
  22. 22.Listen: is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  23. 23.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  24. 24.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  26. 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  27. 27.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  28. 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  29. 29.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) day (b) thin (c) ten
  31. 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  32. 32.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  36. 36.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) tick (b) thread (c) day
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) desk (b) those (c) then
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) tree (b) day (c) thin

Answer key

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

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