Consonant Digraphs sh, ch, th, wh — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. chip
2. chop
3. chat
4. rich
5. much
6. chin
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. I ate one potato chip at lunch.
Chip begins with the digraph ch. Two letters c and h together spell one /ch/ sound.
2. Dad will chop the wood with an axe.
Chop starts with ch in initial position. The digraph ch makes one sound, not two.
3. That king is very rich with gold.
Rich ends with the ch digraph in final position. The ch still spells one /ch/ sound at the end.
4. Thank you so much for helping me.
Much has a final ch digraph. Two letters c and h together make one /ch/ sound.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The word chat begins with the ch digraph.
True False
Chat starts with ch, which is a digraph spelling the /ch/ sound at the start of the word.
2. In the word rich, you hear two separate sounds for c and h.
True False
Ch is a digraph, so c and h together make only one /ch/ sound, not two. Rich ends with that single /ch/ sound.
3. Chop and chip both start with the same ch sound.
True False
Both words begin with the ch digraph, so they share the same starting /ch/ sound.