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Year 1Consonant digraphs

th words

The letters t and h work together to make the unvoiced /th/ sound.

The letters t and h work together to make the voiced /th/ sound.

Plan a lesson on thSee the words

Words with th

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th at the start

th in the middle

th at the end

See every th word in Phonicspal

Read th in a sentence.

Every sentence is checked against the sound.

  1. 1The moth is thin.
  2. 2This is my mother.
  3. 3The thin cat had a bath.
  4. 4That is the feather.

How to teach th

unvoiced th

  1. Introduce the consonant digraph. Explain that a digraph is two letters that work together to represent a sound.
  2. Model the target phoneme three times.
  3. Students repeat.
  4. Check articulation and correct mouth placement. Prompt students to produce the unvoiced /th/ phoneme by gently placing the tongue between the teeth and blowing air out. There should be no voice, only air.
  5. Identify the target phoneme in the example words.

voiced th

  1. Introduce the consonant digraph. Explain that a digraph is two letters that work together to represent a sound.
  2. Model the target phoneme three times.
  3. Students repeat.
  4. Check articulation and correct mouth placement. Prompt students to produce the voiced /th/ phoneme by gently placing the tongue between the teeth and allowing the voice to vibrate as air flows out.
  5. Identify the target phoneme in the example words.

Decodable stories with th.

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Make a whole th lesson.

Slides, words and sentences, matched to the sounds your class has learned.

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