Free printable digraph th phonics worksheets. Five practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, rapid naming chart, and word search.
A free illustrated mini-book for Digraph TH, plus the same story as a passage sheet for highlighting.
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Thad had to get a bag. He and his dad had a plan.
"The path is a bit chill," said his dad.
Thad had a big bump in his chest. What can I get? Then he got his math pad. On the math pad was a thick red cloth.
"This?" said Thad to his dad.
He had the cloth in his hand. It was plush and red. Dad had a grin.
"Yes! That is it. That is the thing to get with the rest," said Dad.
Thad put the thick cloth in his bag. Then he was set.
The letters t and h work together to make one sound, /th/. You can hear it at the start or the end of a word.
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The words this story set practices, in the two groups used by the word sort.
this, that, them, then, than, thin, thick, think, thing, the
with, math, bath, path, moth, cloth, teeth, south, north, mouth
TH words to read, match and write, with pictures. Each PDF has its answer key on page 2.
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4 ready-to-print PDFs for this story's digraph th words. Each one opens as its own file.
Cut-apart word cards to sort: TH at the Start or TH at the End. Answer key on page 2.
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A new decodable story with the same digraph th sounds — each comes with its own set of worksheets.
The TH digraph presents a unique challenge for young readers and writers, as it represents two distinct sounds: the voiced /th/ as in "this," "that," and "them," and the unvoiced /th/ as in "thin," "thick," and "think." This early digraph often appears after students have mastered individual consonant sounds and some consonant blends. A common difficulty arises because children may substitute the /f/ or /v/ sound for TH, saying "fin" instead of "thin," or "wif" instead of "with." They might also simplify it to a /d/ or /t/ sound, pronouncing "dat" for "that" or "teef" for "teeth." Distinguishing between the voiced and unvoiced variations requires careful listening and mouth articulation practice, as the tongue position is similar but the vocal cords engage for one and not the other. To effectively teach the TH digraph, our worksheets provide targeted practice. Begin by reading the story "Thad Packs Up" aloud, emphasizing the TH sounds in words like "Thad," "thin," and "with." Guide your student to identify and circle all the TH words they hear. Use the word sort activity to categorize words by their voiced or unvoiced TH sound, helping them feel the difference in their mouths. The phrasing cards reinforce fluent reading of common TH words and short sentences. Finally, the Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) chart for TH words builds quick recognition and retrieval, crucial for developing reading speed and comprehension with this tricky digraph.
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