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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 751 · 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? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  3. 3.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  4. 4.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) thick (b) two (c) ten
  7. 7.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) dust (b) den (c) this
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) thumb (b) desk (c) the
  10. 10.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) day (b) tank (c) thread
  12. 12.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  13. 13.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  14. 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  15. 15.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  16. 16.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  17. 17.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) tank (b) then (c) duck
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) top (b) these (c) thick
  20. 20.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  22. 22.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  23. 23.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) these (b) dark (c) the
  25. 25.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  26. 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  27. 27.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  28. 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  29. 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  30. 30.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  31. 31.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  32. 32.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  33. 33.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  34. 34.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  35. 35.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  36. 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) dust (b) those (c) dare
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) thousand (b) table (c) this
  40. 40.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank

Answer key

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

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