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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 759 · 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 “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  5. 5.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  6. 6.Is the “th” in “thank” 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 “thread”? (a) thirty (b) dive (c) table
  8. 8.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  9. 9.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  10. 10.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thumb (b) three (c) tick
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) ten (b) they (c) thirsty
  15. 15.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  16. 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  17. 17.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  18. 18.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  19. 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) them (b) thousand (c) tie
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) dark (b) tall (c) thin
  22. 22.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  23. 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  24. 24.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  25. 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  26. 26.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  27. 27.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  29. 29.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) three (b) tall (c) thread
  31. 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  32. 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) thing (b) desk (c) the
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) ten (b) duck (c) those
  35. 35.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  36. 36.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  37. 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  38. 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) the (b) tick (c) dark

Answer key

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

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