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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 91 · 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? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  7. 7.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  8. 8.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  9. 9.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  10. 10.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) thin (b) tall (c) that
  12. 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) tick (b) thank (c) thumb
  14. 14.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  15. 15.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  16. 16.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  17. 17.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  18. 18.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) tie (b) them (c) dive
  20. 20.Listen: is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  21. 21.Listen: is the “th” in “the” 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) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  23. 23.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  24. 24.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  26. 26.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) those (b) tree (c) dare
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) thread (b) them (c) tick
  28. 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) three (b) these (c) den
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) thread (b) tick (c) table
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) the (b) tank (c) duck
  31. 31.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  32. 32.Is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  33. 33.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  34. 34.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) top (b) dive (c) think
  36. 36.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  37. 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) that (b) dust (c) thousand
  39. 39.Listen: is the “th” in “that” 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 “think”? (a) thirsty (b) tin (c) dive

Answer key

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

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