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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 87 · 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 “these”? (a) those (b) dark (c) den
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) thumb (b) tick (c) thank
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  5. 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” 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 “duck”? (a) this (b) den (c) thread
  8. 8.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  9. 9.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) top (b) thumb (c) door
  10. 10.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) thread (b) they (c) den
  12. 12.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  14. 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  15. 15.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) thing (b) thank (c) two
  17. 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  18. 18.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  19. 19.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  20. 20.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  22. 22.Listen: is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  23. 23.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) duck (b) three (c) tank
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) they (b) desk (c) that
  26. 26.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  27. 27.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thick (b) throw (c) ten
  30. 30.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) that (b) tick (c) dust
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  33. 33.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) throw (b) they (c) tree
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tin (b) thing (c) they
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “three”? (a) that (b) tall (c) thing
  38. 38.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “door”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tin (b) dive (c) thick

Answer key

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

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