Consonant Digraphs - Chips

• Students will identify common consonant digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh, ph) and the sounds they represent.
• Students will read and write words containing digraphs in initial and final positions.
• Students will distinguish digraph sounds from individual consonant sounds in spoken words.

These digraph worksheets for kindergarten introduce students to consonant pairs that team up to make a completely new sound, like ch in "chair," sh in "ship," th in "think," and wh in "wheel." Students practice recognizing digraphs at the beginning and end of words, matching pictures to digraph sounds, and completing words with the correct digraph. Our digraphs worksheets help kiddos understand that two letters can work together as one sound team, a concept that unlocks dozens of common English words that simple phonics alone cannot explain.

Before the worksheet, say a few digraph words out loud and ask your child to identify the beginning sound they hear. With "shop," for example, ask: "Does it start with S? Or does it start with a SH sound?" This oral warm-up primes their ear for the sound before they see the letters. On the worksheet, encourage them to say each picture name aloud and listen for the digraph sound before writing. These worksheets work well alongside phonics readers that feature digraph words in context.

RF.K.3 requires kindergarteners to apply their knowledge of letter-sound correspondences, including common consonant digraphs, when reading and writing words. Digraph worksheets give students targeted practice with these two-letter sound combinations that are explicitly called out in this foundational phonics standard.