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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 761 · 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 “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) dive (b) that (c) those
  5. 5.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  6. 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) them (b) dare (c) table
  8. 8.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  9. 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) dog (b) tick (c) this
  15. 15.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  16. 16.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) the (b) desk (c) there
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) tick (b) dog (c) thing
  19. 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  21. 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  22. 22.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) them (b) think (c) tick
  24. 24.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) tie (b) tin (c) thick
  26. 26.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) door (b) this (c) there
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) top (b) throw (c) ten
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) duck (b) thin (c) tin
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) the (b) dust (c) thank
  32. 32.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) they (b) table (c) dive
  34. 34.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  35. 35.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  36. 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  37. 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) there (b) den (c) dare
  39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”

Answer key

  1. Between your teeth
  2. Between your teeth
  3. Behind your top teeth
  4. dive
  5. they
  6. Between your teeth
  7. them
  8. thick
  9. Between your teeth
  10. three
  11. dough
  12. taught
  13. tick
  14. this
  15. tin
  16. thin
  17. desk
  18. tick
  19. Between your teeth
  20. as in “thin”
  21. Between your teeth
  22. as in “thin”
  23. tick
  24. as in “this”
  25. thick
  26. as in “this”
  27. door
  28. day
  29. throw
  30. thin
  31. the
  32. as in “thin”
  33. they
  34. Behind your top teeth
  35. as in “this”
  36. Between your teeth
  37. Between your teeth
  38. there
  39. Behind your top teeth
  40. as in “thin”

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