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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 802 · 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 “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  6. 6.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) think (b) there (c) dog
  9. 9.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  11. 11.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) the (b) tank (c) thank
  13. 13.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  14. 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  15. 15.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thin (b) thing (c) tree
  17. 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) those (b) duck (c) ten
  18. 18.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  19. 19.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  20. 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  21. 21.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  22. 22.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) tank (b) them (c) duck
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  26. 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  27. 27.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  28. 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  29. 29.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  30. 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) thing (b) top (c) tree
  32. 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) dark (b) thirty (c) they
  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.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  37. 37.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  38. 38.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  39. 39.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  40. 40.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”

Answer key

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

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