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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 855 · 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 starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) table (b) tank (c) thin
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) dare (b) den (c) there
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) ten (b) thick (c) three
  4. 4.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) they (b) den (c) dare
  7. 7.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  9. 9.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) dog (b) thin (c) that
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) ten (b) two (c) thick
  12. 12.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) tree (b) that (c) throw
  15. 15.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  16. 16.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  17. 17.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  18. 18.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  19. 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “thread” 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 “dark”? (a) den (b) this (c) then
  22. 22.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  23. 23.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  24. 24.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  25. 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) tall (b) thumb (c) thin
  27. 27.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) they (b) duck (c) three
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) think (b) then (c) desk
  31. 31.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  32. 32.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  33. 33.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  34. 34.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) thing (b) table (c) ten
  36. 36.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  37. 37.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  39. 39.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) two (b) dust (c) the

Answer key

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

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