These handyth worksheetsare a fun and easy easy way to teach children about /th/ words.
Theth words worksheetpages can be cut into strips to make it a reusabledigraph activityor left as ath sound worksheets.
th sound worksheets
Did you know that the letter th actually makes two sounds?
They do, and there are names for the two different sounds.
The first th sound we are going to look at is called voiced.
Lets try this experiment.
Place your hand on your throat and say the following words:
Did you feel some vibration?
Thats your voicebox, or larynx, making the th.
When we use our larynx to the make the th sound it is called voiced.
th sound practice worksheets
Now lets try that experiment again.
Place your hand on your throat and read out loud these words.
What did you notice?
When our larynx is not used to make the th sound, this is called unvoiced.
My oldest two could immediately sound out th words and apply the right sound.
But now with a struggling reader, every concept most be taught.
And these th sentence strips are a perfect way to do this.
th digraph worksheets
Now it is time to read theth worksheets pdf.
They were purposely created this way so that our beginner readers can focus on reading th words.
The activity is simple.
Have your child read the sentence and then cover up the picture that best matches what they read.
There is a sentence that uses the word than in it.
For this example, ask the child which one is bigger and let them cover up that picture.
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