Digraph: th

Grade level

1st grade

Time

About 15 minutes

Topic

Digraphs and blends

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Digraphs, Consonant blends, Spelling rules, Decoding longer words

What kids do

“Two letters, one sound! Read, trace, find and sort the th words.”

Printed on the sheet:

1. 2. Read and trace thin thick this that bath math th says /th/, as in thin and bath
2. 3. Color every word with th
3. 5. Read the sentence. Trace the th words.
4. This moth is on the path.
5. 6. Draw a moth in a bath

Words on this sheet

thtubhempathtenththemwithmoththudwitmoppattentthinbaththisthickthatAt the startAt the end

Teacher tip

Stick your tongue out a little for /th/. Kids love that it is allowed.

How to use it

• Say each blend slowly, then quickly, so kids hear both sounds.
• Highlight the digraph or blend in each word before reading.
• Send it home with a note asking families to listen to their child read the words.

Watch for

Kids who drop one sound of a blend, like “fog” for frog. Ask them to stretch the word.

Talk about it

• Where is the digraph: at the start or the end?
• How did you figure out that word?

Take it further

Make a blend wheel with a paper plate.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.