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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 948 · 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? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  2. 2.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
  3. 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  4. 4.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  6. 6.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
  7. 7.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “table”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  8. 8.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  9. 9.Listen: is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  10. 10.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  11. 11.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirty”? (a) the (b) ten (c) three
  12. 12.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  13. 13.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) dust (b) thick (c) ten
  15. 15.Listen: is the “th” in “the” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  16. 16.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  17. 17.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “these”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  18. 18.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
  19. 19.Which word starts with the same sound as “tree”? (a) tall (b) thin (c) think
  20. 20.Which word starts with the same sound as “those”? (a) dive (b) that (c) desk
  21. 21.Which word starts with the same sound as “tick”? (a) three (b) thing (c) tank
  22. 22.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  23. 23.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  24. 24.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) the (b) thousand (c) two
  26. 26.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “them”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  27. 27.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  28. 28.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “two”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  29. 29.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  30. 30.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) three (b) desk (c) that
  31. 31.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  32. 32.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  33. 33.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  34. 34.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) duck (b) thirsty (c) table
  35. 35.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  36. 36.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  37. 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) duck (b) that (c) thin
  39. 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “dare”? (a) thing (b) then (c) duck
  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. they
  2. thank
  3. Between your teeth
  4. Between your teeth
  5. as in “this”
  6. taught
  7. Behind your top teeth
  8. Between your teeth
  9. as in “thin”
  10. thick
  11. three
  12. Behind your top teeth
  13. though
  14. ten
  15. as in “this”
  16. as in “thin”
  17. Between your teeth
  18. then
  19. tall
  20. that
  21. tank
  22. as in “this”
  23. den
  24. tree
  25. thousand
  26. Between your teeth
  27. as in “this”
  28. Behind your top teeth
  29. as in “thin”
  30. desk
  31. thin
  32. as in “this”
  33. dough
  34. thirsty
  35. Behind your top teeth
  36. tick
  37. Behind your top teeth
  38. that
  39. duck
  40. Behind your top teeth

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