TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 74 · 40 questions

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).

1. 1.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
2. 2.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
3. 3.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
4. 4.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
5. 5.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
6. 6.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) thank (b) tin (c) they
8. 8.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) tank (b) den (c) them
10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) tall (b) there (c) thirsty
11. 11.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) thank (b) tick (c) then
13. 13.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
14. 14.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) dust (b) table (c) thousand
16. 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
17. 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
18. 18.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
19. 19.Listen: is the “th” in “the” 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 “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
21. 21.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
22. 22.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
23. 23.Listen: is the “th” in “think” 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 “dark”? (a) desk (b) they (c) there
25. 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
26. 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
27. 27.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
28. 28.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) thumb (b) door (c) this
30. 30.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
31. 31.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
32. 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
33. 33.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
34. 34.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
35. 35.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
36. 36.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
37. 37.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) dog (b) dark (c) those
39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) there (b) dog (c) thumb

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