Consonant Digraphs sh, ch, th, wh — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word ENDS with the sh digraph?
A) fish
B) fit
C) fin
D) fix
Fish ends with sh, a digraph spelling the /sh/ sound at the end of the word. The other words end with single consonants.
2. Which word ENDS with the ch digraph?
A) ran
B) rib
C) rich
D) rip
Rich ends with ch, a digraph making one /ch/ sound at the end. The other words end with different single consonants.
3. Which word ENDS with the th digraph?
A) win
B) wig
C) wit
D) with
With ends with th, a final-position digraph spelling one quiet /th/ sound at the end of the word.
4. Which word has a digraph at both the start AND end?
A) ship
B) shut
C) shush
D) chip
Shush starts with sh AND ends with sh, so both the start and end use the same digraph. The others only have one digraph at the start.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. I eat chicken and fish for supper.
Fish ends with sh. Two letters together spell one /sh/ sound at the end of the word.
2. The prince was kind and rich.
Rich ends with the ch digraph. The final ch makes one /ch/ sound.
3. Come walk with me and mom.
With ends with th, a final-position digraph. T and h together spell one /th/ sound.
4. I like to watch birds fly high.
Watch ends with tch, which is like the ch digraph. Three letters tch spell one /ch/ sound at the end.
5. The hot soup is in the dish.
Dish ends with the sh digraph. The final sh spells one /sh/ sound.