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  • 3rd Grade
  • Speech & Language
  • About 10 minutes

Sound Hunt

Say each picture's name. Circle the pictures that have the sound in the bubble.

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Sound HuntName:Date:Say each picture's name. Circle the pictures that have the sound in the bubble.rthrthrthk5printables.com · Sheet #91224601

This is sheet #91224601.

How to do it

  1. Say each picture's name out loud.
  2. Listen for the sound in the bubble.
  3. Circle the 3 pictures in each row that have that sound.

Teaching tip

Say the names slowly. Listen for the sound, not the letters.

Sound Hunt worksheet for 3rd grade (sounds r and th), free printable
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About this worksheet

Six rows that take turns between r and th. Each row has three pictures with the sound and two without. Includes an answer key.

What kids practice

These sheets give kids short, fun practice with two speech sounds that are among the last many children learn: r (as in rabbit) and th (as in thumb). Some kids are still working on them in 3rd grade. Kids who are practicing r often say w instead (wabbit for rabbit). Kids who are practicing th often say f, t or d instead (fumb for thumb, tink for think, dis for this). Common Core doesn't cover speech sounds, so these sheets have no Common Core code.

Watch for

  • Listening to spelling instead of sound. Wr in wreath makes the r sound.
  • Rounding the lips on r so it sounds like w. A small smile helps.
  • Biting down hard on th. The tongue rests gently between the teeth, and the air flows out slowly.
  • Forgetting that r after a vowel changes the vowel (car, bird, door). Those words are practiced on the Vowel R page in the R set.
  • If your child is hard to understand or gets frustrated when talking, ask your pediatrician or a speech-language pathologist for a check.

It's free to print, with an answer key. See the full sounds r and th guide for 3rd grade.

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