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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 774 · 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 “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  3. 3.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  4. 4.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) think (b) tick (c) these
  6. 6.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) ten (b) duck (c) thick
  8. 8.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  10. 10.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  11. 11.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  13. 13.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) tie (b) tank (c) thirty
  15. 15.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  16. 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  18. 18.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  19. 19.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) day (b) thing (c) tree
  21. 21.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  22. 22.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) those (b) dive (c) thank
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) them (b) tank (c) dive
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) tie (b) throw (c) thirsty
  26. 26.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  27. 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  28. 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  29. 29.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  30. 30.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  31. 31.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  32. 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) den (b) throw (c) this
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tin (b) thirty (c) thousand
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  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.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) table (b) thank (c) these
  38. 38.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth

Answer key

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

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