Identifying 'th' and 'wh'
~8 min
The letters 'th' make a sound like in 'thumb' or 'bath'. The letters 'wh' make a sound like in 'whale' or 'what'.
The Digraph 'th'
Look at the th sound in thumb.
Word: thumb
sound 1th
sound 2u
sound 3m
sound 4b
The letters 't' and 'h' work together to make one sound. You can hear this sound at the start of 'thumb' or 'this'.
💡 Put your tongue near your teeth to make the th sound.