Spelling patterns: the two th sounds in thanks and mother
Phonics · Spelling patterns · A1 · 20 min. Hear and say the two sounds of th, /θ/ in thanks and Thursday and /ð/ in this and mother, hear the difference from t, d, s and f, sort Thanksgiving words by their sound, complete sentences, read a thank-you note aloud and say tongue twisters.
About this worksheet
Hear and say the two sounds of th, /θ/ in thanks and Thursday and /ð/ in this and mother, hear the difference from t, d, s and f, sort Thanksgiving words by their sound, complete sentences, read a thank-you note aloud and say tongue twisters.
- Level
- A1
- Category
- Phonics
- Topic
- Spelling patterns
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Exercises
- Key words, Multiple choice, True / False, Gap-fill, Table to fill in, Reading text, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
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On the sheet
- Key words: Read and say the words. Put the tip of your tongue between your teeth.
- Multiple choice: Which th sound is it? Choose a (/θ/ as in thanks), b (/ð/ as in mother
- True / False: Say the two words. Is the th sound the same? Write T (the same) or F (
- Multiple choice: Listen to your teacher. Which word do you hear? Choose a, b or c.
- Gap-fill: Complete the sentences with words from the box. Then say them.
- Table to fill in: Read the words. Write them in the right column: bath, then, both, thos
- Reading text: Read Beth's thank-you note. Underline the /θ/ words once and the /ð/ w
