Consonant Digraphs sh, ch, th, wh — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. ship
2. shop
3. fish
4. dish
5. shut
6. cash
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A big ship sails on the sea.
The digraph sh appears at the start (initial) of ship. Two letters make one /sh/ sound, not two separate sounds.
2. The fish swims fast in water.
Here sh is at the end (final position) of fish. Even at the end, two letters still make one /sh/ sound.
3. Mom went to the shop for bread.
Initial sh in shop. Unlike a blend where you hear two sounds, sh is one smooth /sh/ sound.
4. Please shut the door gently.
Shut starts with the digraph sh. The s and h together spell one sound /sh/.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The letters sh make two sounds when you say ship.
True False
Sh is a digraph, which means two letters spell ONE sound. In ship you hear /sh/ not /s/ plus /h/.
2. The word fish ends with the sh digraph.
True False
Fish ends in sh, a final-position digraph. The sh still makes one /sh/ sound at the end.
3. Shop and ship both begin with the sh sound.
True False
Both words start with the sh digraph in initial position, making the /sh/ sound at the beginning.