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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 885 · 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? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  2. 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  4. 4.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) dust (b) think (c) tin
  7. 7.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  8. 8.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  9. 9.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  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) dare (b) these (c) that
  12. 12.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  13. 13.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  14. 14.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  15. 15.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  16. 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  17. 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  18. 18.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) this (b) thirsty (c) desk
  19. 19.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  20. 20.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  22. 22.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  23. 23.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) thirsty (b) they (c) dive
  25. 25.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  26. 26.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  27. 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) dust (b) thing (c) the
  29. 29.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “there”? (a) tin (b) that (c) day
  31. 31.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  32. 32.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) thin (b) tall (c) this
  34. 34.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) dog (b) dust (c) there
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “duck”? (a) this (b) door (c) there
  37. 37.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  38. 38.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  40. 40.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree

Answer key

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

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