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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 785 · 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? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  2. 2.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  5. 5.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) tree (b) door (c) they
  6. 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  8. 8.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  9. 9.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  10. 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  11. 11.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  12. 12.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “ten”? (a) tree (b) think (c) thank
  14. 14.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  15. 15.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  16. 16.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  17. 17.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) there (b) thick (c) duck
  19. 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) ten (b) think (c) dog
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) this (b) thread (c) door
  22. 22.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  23. 23.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) tank (b) thank (c) think
  25. 25.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) those (b) table (c) duck
  27. 27.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  28. 28.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  29. 29.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) tree (b) thousand (c) thin
  31. 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) thirty (b) tall (c) den
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) top (b) these (c) dare
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) they (b) there (c) desk
  38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  39. 39.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth

Answer key

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

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