Phonics & Digraphs

Learn common digraphs like sh, ch, th, ck, ng, ai, ee, oa, and oo.

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Match each word to the digraph it contains. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: sheep, church, think, clock, ring Right: sh, ch, th, ck, ng
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Which word contains the 'ai' digraph? A) rain B) run C) red D) ring
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Which word contains the 'ee' digraph? A) tree B) trip C) trap D) true
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Complete the word with the correct digraph: ___ip (a boat). ___ip (a boat)
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Match each word to the digraph sound it contains. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: boat, moon, feet, tail, thick Right: oa, oo, ee, ai, th
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Which word does NOT contain a digraph? A) stop B) sheep C) thing D) chain
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Complete the word: The ___ was too hot to touch. The ___ was too hot to touch.
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The word 'choosing' contains which two digraphs? A) ch and oo B) ch and ng C) oo and ng D) ch, oo and ng
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Write the digraph: The word 'weather' has the ___ digraph but it makes an unexpected sound. The word 'weather' has the ___ digraph but it makes an unexpected sound.
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Match each word to the sound its 'oo' digraph makes. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: moon, book, food, good Right: long oo, short oo, long oo, short oo
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Phonics & Digraphs · for parents and teachers

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sheep → sh; church → ch; think → th; clock → ck; ring → ng
A digraph is two letters that work together to make one sound.
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rain
The 'ai' digraph in 'rain' makes the long 'a' sound.
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tree
The 'ee' in 'tree' makes the long 'ee' sound.
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sh
The word is 'ship' - the 'sh' digraph makes the hushing sound.
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boat → oa; moon → oo; feet → ee; tail → ai; thick → th
Each word has a vowel or consonant digraph making one sound from two letters.
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stop
'Stop' has no digraph - each letter (s, t, o, p) makes its own sound.
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oven
The word 'oven' doesn't contain a digraph - this tests whether you understand what a digraph is.
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ch, oo and ng
'Choosing' has three digraphs: 'ch' at the start, 'oo' in the middle, and 'ng' at the end.
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ea
'Weather' has 'th' and 'ea' - the 'ea' digraph here makes a short 'e' sound rather than the usual long 'ee' sound.
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moon → long oo; book → short oo; food → long oo; good → short oo
The 'oo' digraph can make two different sounds: a long sound (moon, food) or a short sound (book, good).