Common digraphs like ‘sh’, ‘ch’, ‘wh’, ‘th’, and ‘ph’ are encountered in the English language and are usually taught in early grades to help in reading skills. The sound that the digraph makes is different from each individual letter that composes the digraph, so learning these blends is necessary. This post will go over the above five consonant digraphs/blends.
1. Digraph ‘sh’
‘sh’ sound like in ‘she’, ‘shirt’, and ‘cash’
Worksheets for digraph ‘sh’:
Try out some activities on the worksheets at superteacherworksheets.com
Have the child read aloud the words on this page, so they are familiar with the ‘sh’ sound.
Have the child read some sentences using the digraph words.
Fill out the missing digraph here
2. Digraph ‘ch’
‘ch’ sound like in ‘chin’, ‘chair’, and ‘chip’
Worksheets for digraph ‘ch’:
Try out some activities on the worksheets at superteacherworksheets.com
Have the child read aloud the words on this page, so they are familiar with the ‘ch’ sound.
Check out some digraph ‘ch’ worksheets here
3. Digraph ‘wh’
‘wh’ sound like in ‘white’, ‘which’, and ‘when’
Worksheets for digraph ‘wh’:
Try out some activities on the worksheets at superteacherworksheets.com
Have the child read aloud the words on this page, so they are familiar with the ‘wh’ sound.
Check out some digraph ‘wh’ worksheets here
4. Digraph soft ‘th’ and hard ‘th’
Soft ‘th’ sound like in ‘thin’, ‘theft’, and ‘with’
Hard ‘th’ sound like in ‘there’, ‘this’, ‘mother’
Worksheets for digraph ‘th’:
Try out some activities on the worksheets at superteacherworksheets.com
Have the child read aloud the words on this page, so they are familiar with the soft ‘th’ and hard ‘th’ sound.
Check out some digraph soft ‘th’ worksheets here at easyteacherworksheets
5. Digraph ‘ph’
‘ph’ sound like in ‘phone’, ‘elephant’, and ‘dolphin’
Worksheets for digraph ‘ph’:
Have the child read aloud the words on this page, so they are familiar with the ‘ph’ sound.
Check out some digraph ‘ph’ worksheets here at education.com
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