Consonant Digraphs sh, ch, th, wh — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A big boat that sails on the sea is called a ship.
Ship starts with sh. Writing sh at the beginning completes the word ship, a common sh digraph word.
2. Paper money is called cash.
Cash ends with sh. Writing sh at the end completes cash, showing sh in final position.
3. The bottom of your face is your chin.
Chin starts with ch. Writing ch at the beginning completes chin, a common ch digraph word.
4. A person with lots of money is rich.
Rich ends with ch. Writing ch at the end completes rich, showing ch in final position.
5. The paper is not thick, it is thin.
Thin starts with voiceless th. Writing th completes thin, opposite of thick.
6. I wash my body every night in the bath.
Bath ends with th. Writing th at the end completes bath, showing th in final position.
7. You say when to ask about a time.
When starts with wh. Writing wh completes when, a common question word.
8. You say what to ask about a thing.
What starts with wh. Writing wh completes what, another wh question word.
9. When dad cuts wood, he likes to chop it with an axe.
Chop starts with ch. Writing ch completes chop, an initial ch digraph word.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
sh digraph
→ fish
fish
ch digraph
→ chat
chat
th digraph
→ bath
bath
wh digraph
→ when
when
Fish has sh at the end, chat has ch at the start, bath has th at the end, and when has wh at the start.