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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 794 · 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: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) thank (b) dark (c) that
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) tin (b) thin (c) thirty
  4. 4.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  5. 5.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  7. 7.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) table (b) thirsty (c) den
  11. 11.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  12. 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  13. 13.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  14. 14.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  15. 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tall”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  16. 16.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  17. 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  18. 18.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  19. 19.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  20. 20.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  21. 21.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) dare (b) two (c) thank
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) think (b) tin (c) dive
  24. 24.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  25. 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  26. 26.Is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  27. 27.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) tree (b) throw (c) this
  29. 29.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) thin (b) these (c) desk
  31. 31.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) tick (b) them (c) thirty
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) dust (b) those (c) they
  36. 36.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) tall (b) this (c) dust
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) top (b) desk (c) three
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tank (b) think (c) the
  40. 40.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”

Answer key

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

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