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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 746 · 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) thank (b) tank
  2. 2.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  5. 5.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  6. 6.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) thread (b) tank (c) thick
  8. 8.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) thousand (b) thin (c) tall
  10. 10.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  11. 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) den (b) tree (c) thin
  13. 13.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  14. 14.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) tin (b) thick (c) tree
  16. 16.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  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.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) day (b) top (c) they
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) dare (b) thank (c) tick
  21. 21.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  22. 22.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  23. 23.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) tall (b) then (c) dark
  25. 25.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  26. 26.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  27. 27.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  28. 28.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  29. 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  30. 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) duck (b) dark (c) the
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) these (b) top (c) think
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) two (b) thumb (c) den
  34. 34.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  36. 36.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  37. 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  40. 40.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin

Answer key

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

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