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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 917 · 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? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  5. 5.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  6. 6.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “they”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  8. 8.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  9. 9.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  10. 10.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  11. 11.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  12. 12.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  13. 13.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) table (b) those (c) dust
  15. 15.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) dive (b) this (c) thick
  17. 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “ten”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  18. 18.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  19. 19.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  20. 20.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) throw (b) tin (c) three
  22. 22.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  24. 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) ten (b) those (c) dive
  25. 25.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  26. 26.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) top (b) thumb (c) tie
  28. 28.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) those (b) thin (c) dive
  30. 30.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  31. 31.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  32. 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “thing”? (a) table (b) dust (c) thumb
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) dare (b) tick (c) thread
  36. 36.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  37. 37.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) dog (b) thirty (c) tin
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth

Answer key

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

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