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Unit 19

Phonics /th/ and /th/

Learning objective : Students will be able to pronounce,

read and write soft /th/ and hard /th/sound words.

Explanation :

• Soft /th/ is pronounced softly and occurs in the

beginning, in the middle and at the end of a word.

• Words with soft /th/ in the beginning are –

thread, thunder, think, thigh

• Words with soft /th/ in the middle are –

something, nothing, athlete, panther

• Words with soft /th/ at the end are –

cloth, month, mouth, north
• Hard /th/ is pronounced with little pressure on the

tongue and occurs in the beginning and in the middle
of a word.

• Words with hard /th/ in the beginning are –
this, that, those, these, them, the

• Words with hard /th/ in the middle are –

brother, feather, healthy, filthy, breathe, together

Learning outcome : Students can pronounce, read and write

soft /th/ and hard /th/ sound words.