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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 829 · 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? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  2. 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  5. 5.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  6. 6.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  7. 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “den”? (a) these (b) there (c) day
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) thin (b) tree (c) top
  12. 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  14. 14.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  15. 15.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) thick (b) den (c) tree
  17. 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) tank (b) thread (c) ten
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “this”? (a) the (b) thumb (c) door
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) tin (b) three (c) dive
  22. 22.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) tie (b) dare (c) three
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) dive (b) thank (c) there
  24. 24.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  25. 25.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  26. 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  27. 27.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) that (b) dive (c) them
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) throw (b) that (c) duck
  30. 30.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  31. 31.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  32. 32.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) those (b) two (c) dark
  34. 34.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  35. 35.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) they (b) thick (c) dive
  37. 37.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) thumb (b) these (c) tank
  40. 40.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth

Answer key

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

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