Calling all Speech-Language Pathologists and parents looking for final th word lists to practice with your child or student. This blog is just what you need! It has over 75 th final words for speech therapy that will help strengthen your child or student’s /th/ target sound.
Sound Production
There are two different sounds in the English language that the th sound makes.
- Voiced TH – Voice is turned on by vibrating your vocal cords.
- Voiceless TH – Voice is turned off by NOT vibrating your vocal cords.
Both ways are made with the same placement, however, one is voiced (by vibrating your vocal cords) and the other is voiceless (by not vibrating your vocal cords):
- Tongue Placement: Lightly place the tip of your tongue between your teeth.
- Air: Then blow air through the mouth. This will naturally make the voiceless th sound.
- Voice: The th sound can also be a voiced sound so your voice box or vocal cords should vibrate. You can tell that their voice is turned on by touching your voice box on your neck and feeling it vibrate.
Age Range – School Years
According to the Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation 2 from 2000, most children have mastered the Final TH sound by the time they are seven years old. (This is a standardized sample from the GFTA-2 with 85% of children able to correctly produce that consonant by that age.)
If you are concerned about your child’s ability to produce this sound, it is best to consult a speech therapist about receiving speech services.
Phonological Processes
A phonological disorder is when a child’s speech makes multiple similar sound errors.
Be sure to consult with a certified Speech Pathologist if your child is experiencing a phonological speech disorder.
Final Consonant Deletion
For example, final consonant deletion, a type of phonological process, is when a child or student omits final consonants from words.
For example, the word “teeth” would become “tea” and the word “tooth” would become “two”.
Target Words – TH Final Words Speech Therapy
Here’s a list of final th articulation sounds for you to use in therapy or at home practice to work on your student or child’s new skill.
- For Example: broth, path, wreath, bath, north, tooth, moth, math, south, cloth, oath, sloth.
See full list of words, phrases, and sentences below.
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Word Positions: TH Final Words Speech Therapy
Initial Position of Words
The initial position of words is when the th sound is at the beginning of a word. For example, “thick” or “that”.
Medial Position of Words
Some words have the th sound in the medial position of a word, such as “birthday”, “wealthy”, and “feather”.
Final Positions of Words
The final position of words are when the target sound is at the end of a word. For example, “earth” or “teeth”.
Final Words at Word Level
Some ways I like to do articulation practice include having your child or student say each final /th/ word one by one as they go through a list.
Using a dot marker can also be a fun way to practice having your child put a dot under each final th sound.
In addition, I’ve compiled an easy-to-download one page overview of final th sounds below. Simply scroll down to the bottom of this post and download your free copy.
Voiced TH
- 1 Syllable: bathe, teethe, smooth, loathe, soothe, breathe, clothe
- 2 Syllable: sunbathe
Final TH Voiced
Voiceless TH
- 1 Syllable: month, mouth, with, faith, earth, breath, south, math, birth, strength, truth, smith, bath, health, path, north, worth, youth, wealth, Beth, teeth, tooth, warmth, ruth, fourth, twelfth, moth, sloth, smooth, ninth, oath, wreath, Seth, sixth, both, depth, berth, fifth, Roth, health, cloth, broth, goth, forth, booth, filth, tenth, myth, length
- 2 Syllable: seventh, Judith, Plymouth, blacksmith, beneath, mammoth, birdbath, locksmith, Dartmouth, labyrinth, wordsmith, thirteenth, goldsmith
- 3 Syllables: twelfth, Meredith, bismuth, aftermath, tablecloth
- 4 Syllables: Elizabeth, sociopath
Final TH Voiceless
Voiced TH Final Words Speech Therapy
| 1 Syllable | 2 Syllables |
|---|---|
| bathe | sunbathe |
| teethe | |
| smooth | |
| loathe | |
| soothe | |
| breathe | |
| clothe |
Voiceless TH Final Words for Speech Therapy
| 1 Syllable | 2 Syllables |
|---|---|
| month | seventh |
| mouth | Judith |
| with | Plymouth |
| faith | blacksmith |
| earth | beneath |
| breath | mammoth |
| south | birdbath |
| math | locksmith |
| birth | Dartmouth |
| strength | labyrinth |
| truth | wordsmith |
| smith | thirteenth |
| bath | goldsmith |
| health | |
| path | |
| north | |
| worth | |
| youth | |
| wealth | |
| beth | |
| teeth | |
| tooth | |
| warmth | |
| Ruth | |
| fourth | |
| twelfth | |
| moth | |
| sloth | |
| ninth | |
| oath | |
| wreath | |
| Seth | |
| sixth | |
| both | |
| depth | |
| berth | |
| fifth | |
| Roth | |
| heath | |
| cloth | |
| broth | |
| goth | |
| forth | |
| booth | |
| filth | |
| tenth | |
| myth | |
| length |
| 3 Syllables | 4 Syllables |
|---|---|
| twelfth | Elizabeth |
| Meredith | sociopath |
| bismuth | |
| aftermath | |
| tablecloth |
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Short Sentences or Phrases
When working on final th sound production, it’s important to work on short phrases once your child or student has mastered the sound at the word level at or near 80% or higher accuracy.
Here is a list of final th word phrases to try:
Voiced TH Final Words Speech Therapy in Phrases
| 1 Syllable | 2 Syllables |
|---|---|
| bathe in the sun | dog loves to sunbathe |
| started to teethe | |
| smooth rocks | |
| loathe the idea | |
| soothe his muscles | |
| breathe in deep | |
| clothe the baby |
Voiceless TH Final Words Speech Therapy in Phrases
| 1 Syllable | 2 Syllable |
|---|---|
| end of the month | seventh of October |
| open mouth | Judith smiled |
| with her friends | Plymouth rock |
| faith based | blacksmith apprentice |
| happiest woman on earth | beneath this floor |
| breath of fresh air | mammoth family |
| head south | birdbath with fresh water |
| math class | called the locksmith |
| give birth | accepted to Dartmouth |
| strength conditioning | lost in a labyrinth |
| tell the truth | wordsmith created poems |
| smith shop | thirteenth resume |
| bath soap | felt like a rebirth |
| health is important | took my watch to the goldsmith |
| winding path | |
| north star | |
| worth a lot | |
| remembers from her youth | |
| wealth grew | |
| Beth waved | |
| baby has 4 teeth | |
| tooth pain | |
| warmth from coat | |
| Ruth ate | |
| fourth piece of chocolate | |
| hit his twelfth home run | |
| moth flew | |
| sloth climbed slowly | |
| ninth grade | |
| swore an oath | |
| wreath hung on the door | |
| Seth clapped | |
| sixth round | |
| both of my dogs | |
| depth of the ocean | |
| wide berth | |
| fifth birthday | |
| Roth IRA | |
| health bar | |
| cloth napkins | |
| chicken broth | |
| goth style | |
| forth child | |
| sat in the booth | |
| filth on the ground | |
| tenth piece of candy | |
| was a myth | |
| length of time | |
| smile with teeth |
| 3 Syllables | 4 Syllables |
|---|---|
| twelfth goal | Elizabeth sled |
| Meredith walked | diagnosed sociopath |
| aftermath of the storm | |
| red tablecloth |
Sentence Level: TH Final Words Speech Therapy
The next step after working at the word and phrase levels is to work on the final th sound at the sentence level.
For example, you could give your child or student a list of sentences to read aloud while they work on their final th sound.
Another idea would be to give your child or student pictures with their final th sound in them and then have them create a sentence about those pictures.
Below is a list of sentences to use with your child or students.
Voiced TH Final Words Speech Therapy in Sentences
| 1 Syllable | 2 Syllable |
|---|---|
| The bird flew down to bathe in the puddle. | My dog loves to sunbathe by the window. |
| The baby started to teethe. | |
| The rocks are smooth. | |
| I loathe having to do laundry. | |
| The cream helped soothe his aching muscles. | |
| She couldn’t breathe in the fire’s smoke. | |
| She will clothe the baby. |
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Voiceless TH Final Words for Speech Therapy in Sentences
| 1 Syllable | 2 Syllable |
|---|---|
| Her birthday is at the end of the month. | My birthday is the seventh of October. |
| The dentist said to open my mouth. | Judith smiled at her baby. |
| She is shopping with her friends. | The pilgrim’s ship landed at Plymouth rock. |
| This was a faith based club. | He is a blacksmith apprentice. |
| She feels like the happiest woman on earth. | There is a basement beneath this floor. |
| He took a breath of fresh air. | The mammoth family traveled across the plains. |
| The directions tell us to head south. | I filled the birdbath with fresh water. |
| My favorite class is math class. | When my key broke, I called the locksmith. |
| She is about to give birth. | He was accepted to Dartmouth University. |
| He started strength conditioning. | She was lost in a labyrinth. |
| It is important, to tell the truth. | He called himself a wordsmith who created poems. |
| He works at a smith shop. | This is the thirteenth resume I have sent out. |
| She bought bath soap. | Her change felt like a rebirth. |
| Taking vitamins is important for your health. | I took my watch to the goldsmith. |
| The car drove down the winding path. | |
| I looked towards the north star. | |
| My grandpa’s watch is worth a lot. | |
| She remembers playing here in her youth. | |
| His wealth grew with investments. | |
| Beth waved at her friend. | |
| The baby has 4 teeth. | |
| I have tooth pain. | |
| I am thankful for the warmth from my coat. | |
| Ruth ate her pasta. | |
| This is my fourth piece of chocolate. | |
| He hit his twelfth home run of the season. | |
| The moth flew towards the light. | |
| The sloth climbed slowly up the tree. | |
| He is in ninth grade. | |
| He swore an oath to his country. | |
| The wreath hung on the door. | |
| Seth clapped at the graduation ceremony. | |
| This is our sixth round of bowling. | |
| Both of my dogs are boys. | |
| No one knows the true depth of the ocean. | |
| The doorway has a wide berth. | |
| Today is her fifth birthday! | |
| I invested in my Roth IRA. | |
| I had a health bar as a snack. | |
| She laid cloth napkins out on the dining room table. | |
| I need chicken broth for this soup. | |
| She has a goth style. | |
| She gave birth to her fourth child yesterday. | |
| We sat in the restaurant booth. | |
| There is so much filth on the ground here. | |
| I ate my tenth piece of candy. | |
| That story was a myth. | |
| It felt like a long length of time. | |
| Her mom told her to smile with her teeth. |
| 3 Syllables | 4 Syllables |
|---|---|
| This is her twelfth goal of the season. | Elizabeth sled down the hill. |
| Meredith walked her dog. | She was diagnosed as a sociopath. |
| The aftermath of the storm was disastrous. | |
| She put a red tablecloth on the table. |
TH Final Words Speech Therapy Ideas
Parent Guide
Are you looking for your students to make faster progress? Try sharing some information on producing the final th sound home to families.
Here are a few helpful parent guides:
- Initial, Medial, & Final “th” Articulation PowerPoint Activity by Mountain Bay Speech Therapy is a great, easy to use articulation powerpoint that parents or caregivers can download to practice at home!
- Articulation Interventions & Data Collection for RTI & Speech Therapy – TH Sound by SLP in GA is a document that simplifies the RTI process for speech therapy for caregivers. It is a great resource that simplifies and gives great, specific instructions on how to produce the TH sound so that it can be practiced at home!
- FREE Speech Sound Cues for Teachers, Parents, and SLPs by Kayla SLP is a fantastic resource to keep download and share with parents to keep everyone on the same page with cues and correct productions. It also includes links to youtube videos to explain the correct cues!
Short Stories
The next step after working on the sentence level is to work on the final th sound at the reading level.
Here are a few final th short stories:
- Theo Brushes His Teeth — a short story for articulation practice by Clarity Speech and Language is a cute and interactive short story for your students to practice final /th/.
- Final /th/ Passage by Samantha Wesley is a great short story that focuses on /th/ in the final position.
Simple Game
If you’re looking for simple games that focus on the final th sound here are a few worth checking out!
- ‘th’ final Bingo by Just Peachy Speech is a colorful and interactive bingo game for your students to practice multiple repetitions of final ‘th’
- /th/ sound iSpy by Speech it Out is a favorite of many students! This is an interactive ispy game to practice final th.
- Roll a sentence /TH/ final position articulation FREEBIE by Lauren Chahalis is a fun game to use in small groups, or as individual work. Students roll dice and build a funny sentence using final th!
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No Prep Worksheets
No prep worksheets are always a great idea to help you get started.
- TH Articulation Drills FREEBIE All Positions: Initial, Medial, Final by Snuggle Bug Speech is a great set of worksheets that target th in all positions. These worksheets are clear, simple and ready to go!
- Free Sample S’more Speech No Prep Worksheets -TH by Keeping Speech Simple these worksheets have pictures to support non readers in practicing th in all positions.
- TH Final Words – Articulation Therapy FREEBIE (Print & Go) by slpsmart – Eli Lowham use this worksheets to target 100 productions of final th!
Home Practice
Here are a few activities that are a perfect way to practice a child’s final th sound at home.
- Articulation Activity Boards: SH, CH, and TH FREE! By The BeachyTherapist is a great set of engaging articulation boards including practice for final th! These are print and and go ready and have great reviews!
- Articulation Text Messages Voiceless ‘TH’ Free by SLP Tree is a great worksheet to print out and send home to have students practice th in all positions.
- Planting TH Seeds Wordsearch Packet by SLP701 is a simple and interactive word search for students to take home and practice final th.
Boom Cards
Boom cards are a fun way to strengthen your child or student’s articulation skills.
Here are a few favorite boom cards to work on the final TH sounds:
- Cookie Batch Match Articulation Practice /th/ Boom Card Freebie Distance Learn by PomKat Speech is an interactive boom card set to help students practice final th!
- TH Articulation Matching Game BOOM CARDS Distance Learning by Pep Talk is a highly rated boom card deck that is interactive and fun! It incorporates a memory match game to target th in all positions.
- Free Minimal Pairs TH vs. F Boom Cards | Articulation | Speech by Goldietalks Speech
Articulation Sound Disorders
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In Conclusion: TH Final Words Speech Therapy
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