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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 758 · 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.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  2. 2.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  3. 3.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  5. 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  7. 7.Listen: is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) top (b) tie (c) thread
  10. 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  11. 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  13. 13.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) tank (b) thumb (c) three
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) two (b) dark (c) this
  16. 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  17. 17.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  18. 18.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) thumb (b) day (c) these
  20. 20.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  21. 21.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) think (b) table (c) desk
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) tick (b) duck (c) there
  24. 24.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  25. 25.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  26. 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  27. 27.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  28. 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) thousand (b) that (c) dive
  30. 30.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  31. 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) den (b) throw (c) tie
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) dive (b) tall (c) thousand
  34. 34.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) thing (b) thousand (c) tall
  36. 36.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  37. 37.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) tree (b) thirty (c) thumb
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  40. 40.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then

Answer key

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

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