Deer's Hard or Soft Th? – Hard TH Words Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1 Language)

About This Worksheet

Feel the difference with the deer: hard th hums, soft th is just air. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Language worksheet gives young learners focused practice with hard th words, with a friendly deer to guide them. It has a name, class and date box, a score box, and page 2 is a ready-to-use answer key for teachers and parents.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 16 marks in total:

• Activity A: Sorting hard th and soft th words.
• Activity B: Telling hard th from soft th.
• Activity C: Unscrambling th words.
• Activity D: True or false about hard and soft th.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Tell hard th from soft th
• Read both kinds of th words
• Unscramble words
• Know both are spelled th

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Say each picture word aloud together before your child writes.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Check with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: put a hand on your throat and feel the hum as you say the hard th. Colour in the deer when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom phonics, homework, tutoring or home learning in IB PYP Grade 1 Language (Hard TH Words). Answer key included.