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TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 4: th sounds (thin, this) · Set 963 · 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? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
  2. 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) thirty (b) two (c) day
  3. 3.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  4. 4.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  5. 5.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  6. 6.Listen: is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  7. 7.Which word fits? “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
  8. 8.Which word fits? “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
  9. 9.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  10. 10.Is the “th” in “thumb” 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? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
  13. 13.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
  14. 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “thick”? (a) two (b) tie (c) thousand
  15. 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) that (b) tank (c) den
  16. 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tie”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  17. 17.Is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  18. 18.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “tree”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  19. 19.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
  20. 20.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “the”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
  21. 21.Listen: is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  22. 22.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
  23. 23.Is the “th” in “thread” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  24. 24.Listen: is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  25. 25.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) those (b) think (c) tank
  26. 26.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  27. 27.Which word starts with the same sound as “these”? (a) tick (b) dark (c) the
  28. 28.Which word fits? “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
  29. 29.Which word starts with the same sound as “two”? (a) throw (b) tree (c) thousand
  30. 30.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
  31. 31.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
  32. 32.Which word starts with the same sound as “thousand”? (a) throw (b) tank (c) those
  33. 33.Which word starts with the same sound as “tall”? (a) tank (b) three (c) thumb
  34. 34.Listen: is the “th” in “thank” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  35. 35.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
  36. 36.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
  37. 37.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
  38. 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “them”? (a) duck (b) those (c) tall
  39. 39.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dark”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
  40. 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “table”? (a) think (b) tree (c) they

Answer key

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

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