Decoding Vowel Digraphs
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Objective
I can decode words with common vowel digraphs.
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Warm-up video
Scratch Garden · 4:01
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
The letters T and H together make the th sound.
- 2
The 'th' sound can be found at the beginning and end of words.
- 3
Examples of words with the 'th' sound are three, tooth, and feather.
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Practice
12 questions
The letters 'TH' can make how many different sounds, according to the video?
Write a word that starts with the 'th' sound as in 'think'.
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Exit ticket
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“Write one word that starts with the 'th' sound, like in 'three', and one word that ends with the 'th' sound, like in 'bath'.”
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