Consonant Digraphs sh, ch, th, wh — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. When will we eat dinner?
When starts with the wh digraph. In many dialects the h is silent, so wh sounds like /w/.
2. What is your name?
What begins with wh, a digraph where two letters spell one /w/ sound.
3. Where do you live now?
Where starts with the wh digraph. Two letters wh together make one sound at the start.
4. Why are you crying?
Why is a short wh word. The wh spells one /w/ sound even though it is two letters.
5. Please wait while I finish eating.
While begins with wh. The digraph wh makes one sound at the start of the word.
6. We saw a big whale in the ocean.
Whale starts with the wh digraph. Two letters spell one /w/ sound.
7. The wind went whoosh past my ears.
Whoosh begins with wh and ends with sh, so it has TWO digraphs in one word.
8. The bike has a round wheel.
Wheel starts with the wh digraph. The h is often silent, but wh is still one digraph sound.
9. I whip red velvet cake.
Whip begins with wh. Two letters together make just one /w/ sound.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Asks about time
→ when
when
Asks about a thing
→ what
what
Asks about a place
→ where
where
Asks about a reason
→ why
why
All four words start with the wh digraph. Even though wh is two letters, it spells one sound (usually /w/), and each word helps us ask a different kind of question.