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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 748 · 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.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) they (b) tin (c) dive
  6. 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) door (b) these (c) three
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) duck (b) two (c) thousand
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) then (b) desk (c) ten
  11. 11.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  13. 13.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) duck (b) those (c) three
  15. 15.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  16. 16.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  17. 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) tall (b) thing (c) thirty
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) then (b) door (c) thin
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) dive (b) thumb (c) this
  23. 23.Is the “th” in “them” 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 “these”? (a) thread (b) dark (c) that
  25. 25.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thumb (b) thousand (c) ten
  27. 27.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  28. 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) dark (b) then (c) dare
  30. 30.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) ten (b) they (c) think
  32. 32.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  33. 33.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  34. 34.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tree (b) thread (c) two
  37. 37.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  38. 38.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  39. 39.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) that (b) day (c) tie

Answer key

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

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