A short, decodable story embedding digraph th words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Thad Packs Up
Skill: Digraph TH • Sight Words: is, a, and, to, was, it
Thad did want to help Dad. Dad had to pack for their trip. They were going to the south!
“Can I help?” Thad asked.
“Yes, please,” Dad said. “We want the thick cloth for our lunch.”
Thad did look. He did not see the thick cloth. He did see the thin cloth. “Can we use this thin one?” Thad asked.
“That is not good,” Dad said. “It is not thick.”
Thad and Dad did look. They had to find the thing! Thad did think. Then, he saw it. The thick cloth was by the math book! “Look, Dad!” Thad said. “This is it!”
Dad had the cloth. “Thank you, Thad,” Dad said. Now they could go!
Circle or highlight all the words with the TH sound. How many did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: TH at the Start vs TH at the End.
TH at the Start
TH at the End
this
that
them
then
than
thin
thick
think
thing
the
with
math
bath
path
moth
cloth
teeth
south
north
mouth
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
this and that
the thin path
think and then
a thick cloth
math in the bath
the moth went north
teeth and mouth
them and us
south on the path
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — Digraph TH
this
math
path
bath
math
path
bath
thin
thin
this
thin
math
bath
path
this
this
Target words: this, bath, thin, path, math
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for Digraph TH practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
The TH digraph is unique because it produces two different sounds: the voiced /th/ (as in this, that, them) and the unvoiced /th/ (as in thin, think, bath). Both sounds are made with the tongue between the teeth, but the voiced version vibrates. TH is one of the most common digraphs in English — the word 'the' alone makes it essential for early readers. These free TH digraph worksheets provide four types of practice: a decodable passage rich with TH words in both positions, a word sort distinguishing initial TH from final TH, phrasing practice cards for fluency, and a rapid naming chart. Aligned with Science of Reading methodology for kindergarten and first grade students.