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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 934 · 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.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  2. 2.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tick”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  6. 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) two (b) door (c) three
  7. 7.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
  8. 8.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
  9. 9.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  10. 10.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
  11. 11.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
  12. 12.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  13. 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) think (b) tree (c) this
  14. 14.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  15. 15.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  16. 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  17. 17.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  18. 18.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  19. 19.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  21. 21.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
  23. 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) thick (b) duck (c) ten
  24. 24.Is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  25. 25.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  26. 26.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) tall (b) den (c) thumb
  28. 28.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  29. 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) these (b) thirsty (c) dark
  31. 31.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) them (b) they (c) door
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) thank (b) tie (c) thirty
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “think”? (a) dive (b) thirty (c) tin
  34. 34.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  36. 36.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) three (b) two (c) table
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) tin (b) desk (c) them
  38. 38.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  39. 39.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dare”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth

Answer key

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

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