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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 729 · 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 fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  5. 5.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) this (b) two (c) thick
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) dust (b) tank (c) this
  8. 8.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  9. 9.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  10. 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  11. 11.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) table (b) think (c) dark
  14. 14.Is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  15. 15.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  16. 16.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  17. 17.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) table (b) they (c) door
  19. 19.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  21. 21.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) thing (b) tank (c) three
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) dog (b) thin (c) those
  25. 25.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  26. 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  27. 27.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  28. 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  29. 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) dare (b) tie (c) thin
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) there (b) duck (c) three
  32. 32.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  33. 33.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) thin (b) them (c) dare
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tank (b) that (c) thread
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) ten (b) dark (c) think
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) tin (b) the (c) thirty
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) they (b) thick (c) dark
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth

Answer key

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

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