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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 696 · 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 “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  2. 2.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  3. 3.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  4. 4.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) thirty (b) top (c) two
  6. 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) thumb (b) ten (c) tall
  8. 8.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  10. 10.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) there (b) thirty (c) den
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) dog (b) thousand (c) them
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) tin (b) dark (c) this
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) three (b) dog (c) there
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tall (b) tick (c) thousand
  16. 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  17. 17.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) door (b) top (c) them
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) throw (b) that (c) duck
  20. 20.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  21. 21.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thread (b) tie (c) thin
  23. 23.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  24. 24.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  25. 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  26. 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) think (b) them (c) dark
  28. 28.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  29. 29.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  30. 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  31. 31.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  32. 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) day (b) door (c) those
  34. 34.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  36. 36.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) thread (b) tin (c) tank
  38. 38.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  39. 39.Is the “th” in “the” 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 “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth

Answer key

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

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