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Chapter 3: Consonant digraphs: th and ng

  • Strand Phonics
  • Level Level 2
  • Practice 70 questions with step-by-step solutions

Step-by-step practice: English (Level 2). Small steps, repeated until fluent. Content: Say the sound for th (as in thin, bath, moth) and ng (as in ring, song, king), Find the picture whose name has a given digraph, Choose ng at the end of a written word, Tell apart ng and nk words by reading.

Open Level 2 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • I can say the sound for th and the sound for ng
  • I can find the picture whose name has th or ng in it
  • I can choose ng at the end of a word
  • I can tell apart a word that ends with ng from one that ends with nk

You should already know

  • Digraphs sh and ch (Chapter 2)

Where this leads

  • Long vowel sounds ai and ee (Chapter 4)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 3.1 The sound th
  2. 3.2 The sound ng
  3. 3.3 ng or nk at the end
  4. 3.4 Spelling th and ng
  5. 3.5 Reading th and ng in words
  6. Summary and key words
  7. Check-up and practice test questions

Read the whole chapter on one page (good for printing).