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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 926 · 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.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) dare (b) three (c) this
  3. 3.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
  5. 5.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  6. 6.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  7. 7.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  8. 8.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  9. 9.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  10. 10.Which word starts with the same sound as “tie”? (a) thin (b) tree (c) desk
  11. 11.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  12. 12.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “they”? (a) thirsty (b) dust (c) those
  14. 14.Is the “th” in “thank” 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 “top”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  16. 16.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) they (b) den (c) the
  17. 17.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  18. 18.Is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  19. 19.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  20. 20.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) these (b) den (c) tie
  22. 22.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
  23. 23.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  24. 24.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “the”? (a) day (b) duck (c) this
  26. 26.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  27. 27.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  28. 28.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) those (b) then (c) dare
  30. 30.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  31. 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  32. 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “there”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  33. 33.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) tick (b) dare (c) think
  36. 36.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) think (b) thumb (c) top
  38. 38.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  40. 40.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin

Answer key

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

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