Digraph Reading Passages & Worksheets | SH CH TH WH CK Phonics Activities

Build stronger decoding, phonics, and early reading skills with this Digraph Reading Passages & Worksheets resource featuring targeted practice with SH, CH, TH, WH, and CK. Designed for Kindergarten and 1st Grade, this 29-page phonics resource moves students from isolated word reading to sorting, sentence reading, decodable passages, comprehension, mixed review, and assessment. Students begin with explicit digraph word practice, progress to word sorts and Read & Match activities, then apply their phonics skills to 5 decodable reading passages and 5 comprehension worksheets. The resource finishes with mixed digraph review and a quick assessment. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… Perfect for phonics lessons, Science of Reading-aligned practice, literacy centers, small groups, reading intervention, independent work, morning work, homework, tutoring, and review. WHAT'S INCLUDED5 DIGRAPH WORD PRACTICE PAGES Students practice reading and tracing words featuring: SH: ship, shop, shed, shut, fish, dish, cash, rush CH: chat, chin, chop, chip, much, rich, such, inch TH: thin, thud, thick, thump, math, bath, moth, path WH: when, whale, wheel, whisk, white, whip, whiz, wheat CK: back, neck, sick, rock, duck, pack, lock, sock These pages combine pictures, printed words, and tracing for targeted sound-spelling practice. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… 5 WORD SORT ACTIVITIES Students discriminate between digraph patterns by sorting numbered words. Included: SH or CH? CH or TH? TH or WH? WH or SH? Ends with CK / No CK These activities help students visually recognize spelling patterns and distinguish similar digraphs. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… 5 READ & MATCH WORKSHEETS Students read simple sentences and match each sentence to the correct picture. Included: Read & Match • SH Read & Match • CH Read & Match • TH Read & Match • WH Read & Match • CK This section moves students beyond isolated words and into connected sentence reading. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… 5 DECODABLE READING PASSAGES Each passage contains: Read It Twice fluency checkboxes Word Warm-Up Heart Words A short controlled reading passage Digraph word hunt SH — Ash and the Fish Students practice words including Ash, fish, dash, rush, shell, splash and locate SH words in connected text. CH — Chad and Chip Students read a short story about Chad and his chick, Chip, while practicing CH words. TH — Beth on the Path Students read about Beth finding a moth while reinforcing words such as thin, path, moth, math, bath. WH — A White Cap Students practice WH words including when, where, what, white, wheel, whisk. CK — Jack and the Duck Students reinforce final CK through words including Jack, duck, rock, sack, snack, back. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… 5 READING COMPREHENSION WORKSHEETS Each decodable passage has a corresponding comprehension page. Students answer 4 questions using information from the passage. The questions include: Key details Character/event recall Digraph identification Multiple-choice comprehension Written response Sequence and understanding of events The five comprehension pages correspond directly to Ash and the Fish, Chad and Chip, Beth on the Path, A White Cap, and Jack and the Duck. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… MIXED DIGRAPH REVIEWMixed Digraph Review #1 Students sort 15 words among: SH • CH • TH • WH • CK Words include examples such as ship, chin, thin, whale, duck, fish, much, bath, wheel, sock, shop, chop, moth, whisk, and rock. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… Mixed Digraph Review #2 Students look at pictures and complete words using: sh • ch • th • wh • ck This provides a more independent cumulative review after students have practiced each spelling pattern separately. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… QUICK DIGRAPH ASSESSMENT A 10-item assessment is included on the final page. Students identify the digraph they see and read each word aloud to the teacher. Words include: shell chat math when back rush rich moth white neck A Score ___ / 10 box makes the page useful as a quick phonics check or progress-monitoring activity. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… PHONICS SKILLS COVERED Students practice: SH digraph CH digraph TH digraph WH digraph CK spelling pattern Beginning digraphs Ending digraphs Sound-spelling correspondence Phonemic awareness connections Word recognition Word reading Word sorting Decoding Encoding support Sentence reading Connected text High-frequency/heart words Reading fluency Repeated reading Reading comprehension Vocabulary through context Written response Cumulative phonics review BUILT-IN SKILL PROGRESSION One of the strongest selling points of this resource is the progression: Word Practice → Word Sort → Read & Match → Decodable Passage → Comprehension → Mixed Review → Assessment The Teacher Guide explicitly uses this progression and also provides support, on-level, and extension suggestions. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… That makes the resource useful as more than a collection of unrelated digraph worksheets. PERFECT FOR This digraph resource is ideal for: Phonics lessons Structured literacy practice Science of Reading classrooms Literacy centers Word work centers Small-group reading Guided phonics practice Reading intervention Beginning readers Independent practice Morning work Early finishers Homework Tutoring Homeschool phonics Substitute plans Phonics review Progress monitoring End-of-unit assessment DIFFERENTIATIONSUPPORT Students can read target words with the teacher and tap each sound before reading. ON LEVEL Students complete word reading, sorting, sentence matching, and passages independently. EXTEND Students can reread passages for smoother phrasing and identify additional words containing the target digraph. The teacher guide includes these differentiation suggestions as part of the resource. “SH • CH • TH • WH • CK” and sm… WHY TEACHERS WILL LOVE IT Focused digraph practice — students work specifically with SH, CH, TH, WH, and CK. Clear progression — practice begins at the word level and develops into connected reading. 5 decodable passages — students apply phonics patterns in meaningful text. Comprehension included — phonics practice is connected to understanding what students read. Repeated reading routine — Read 1 and Read 2 checkboxes support fluency practice. Heart Words included — high-frequency words are previewed before students encounter them in connected text. Multiple activity formats — tracing, sorting, matching, reading, comprehension, word hunts, review, and assessment reduce repetition. Black-and-white format — easy and economical classroom printing. Assessment included — teachers can quickly check whether students recognize the target digraphs. EASY TEACHER PREP Simply: Print → Choose the target digraph → Practice → Read → Review → Assess Pages can be used individually or taught sequentially as a complete mini-unit. IMPORTANT PRODUCT NOTE This is a digital PDF resource. No physical product will be shipped. The resource contains 29 total pages, including the cover and teacher guide. Student activities focus specifically on SH, CH, TH, WH, and CK. The Teacher Guide notes that TH practice focuses mainly on the /th/ sound heard in words such as thin and bath, while CK is practiced primarily at the end of short-vowel words.