What are digraphs worksheets?
What are digraphs worksheets?
Digraphs are two letters that create a single sound, such as the “sh” sound in “sheep.” In this worksheet, kids complete words that are missing digraphs. In this second grade reading and writing worksheet, kids choose digraphs such as “sh” or “ch” to complete words, then match each word to its picture.
What are the 6 digraphs?
Common consonant digraphs include ch (church), ch (school), ng (king), ph (phone), sh (shoe), th (then), th (think), and wh (wheel).
How do you identify a digraph?
With a Digraph being a combination of two letters that make a single sound, it can be difficult to describe them. Using consonants or vowels is the first step to describing a digraph, but using words such as ‘ph’, ‘sh’, ‘ch’ and others can be a great starting point.
How do you memorize digraphs?
Digraph Mnemonics Pages
- So I developed some helpful digraph mnemonics for:
- TH – A picture of a tongue sticking out; I always tell my learners, “This is the only time it’s okay to stick your tongue out.”
- SH – “Shhh!
- CH – A train says “ch-ch-ch-ch”
Which digraphs should I teach first?
It’s easiest to start doing this with words that have initial consonant digraphs such as ‘sh’ or ‘ch’ at first, but you can gradually introduce words with final consonant digraphs and vowel digraphs.
How do you explain digraph to a child?
A digraph is two letters that make one sound. The digraph can be made up of vowels or consonants. A trigraph is a single sound that is represented by three letters. Consonant digraphs are taught in Reception.
How do I start teaching digraphs?
Introducing the Sound
- Use decodable books with consonant digraphs to introduce the sounds.
- Use picture cards (chew, chop, chin, etc.) to introduce the sounds.
- Use a double ch letter card with other letter cards to build words. Have students build the same words with an individual pocket chart.
How do you explain a digraph to a child?
A digraph is two letters which work together to make a single sound like sh in shell or fish. A digraph can be made up of vowels or consonants. Most consonant digraphs are taught in Reception (first year at school) while the vowel consonants are taught more in Year 1.