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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 907 · 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? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) tin (b) thirsty (c) thirty
  3. 3.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  4. 4.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) dive (b) this (c) tree
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  8. 8.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  9. 9.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  10. 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  11. 11.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  12. 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  13. 13.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  14. 14.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  15. 15.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “duck”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  16. 16.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  17. 17.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  18. 18.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) tree (b) dust (c) those
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) table (b) thick (c) den
  21. 21.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  22. 22.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) thin (b) thread (c) tick
  25. 25.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  26. 26.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  27. 27.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) them (b) den (c) thirty
  29. 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  30. 30.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  31. 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  32. 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  33. 33.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “thumb”? (a) tick (b) three (c) those
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) they (b) two (c) dog
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) dive (b) two (c) thumb
  37. 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  38. 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thumb”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”

Answer key

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

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