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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 940 · 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? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
  2. 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  3. 3.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) them (b) thin (c) tick
  4. 4.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  5. 5.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  6. 6.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  7. 7.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  8. 8.Which word starts with the same sound as “then”? (a) this (b) tick (c) den
  9. 9.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  10. 10.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  11. 11.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  12. 12.Which word starts with the same sound as “dive”? (a) then (b) this (c) duck
  13. 13.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  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.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
  16. 16.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  17. 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thousand”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  18. 18.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “think”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  19. 19.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
  20. 20.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  21. 21.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  22. 22.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
  23. 23.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dust”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  24. 24.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  25. 25.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  26. 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  27. 27.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  28. 28.Is the “th” in “three” 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 “ten”? (a) tin (b) thank (c) thumb
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) this (b) duck (c) thank
  31. 31.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  32. 32.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “three”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  33. 33.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “thread”? (a) thirty (b) top (c) two
  35. 35.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) ten (b) these (c) thin
  36. 36.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
  37. 37.Which word starts with the same sound as “tank”? (a) these (b) two (c) thumb
  38. 38.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “den”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “tin”? (a) think (b) tall (c) throw

Answer key

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

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