1st grade
Read and Draw: Digraphs
Four silly sentences full of sh, ch, th, wh and ck words to read and draw: a whale with a fish on its back.
Phonics worksheet · Digraphs and blends
ck or k at the End?
When is it ck and when is it just k? Twelve words to sort, from duck and truck to milk and desk, with the rule on the sheet.
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Digraphs and blends
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Digraphs, Consonant blends, Spelling rules, Decoding longer words
What kids do
“Read each word. What comes right before the /k/ sound? Write the word in the right column.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Right after a short vowel, use ck (duck, back). After another consonant, use just k (milk, desk).
Words on this sheet
banksickmilktuskduckneckpinkhonkbackdeskrocktruckends in k
Teacher tip
ck right after a short vowel; k after a consonant. Look at the letter before.
How to use it
- Teach a digraph as “two letters, one sound” and a blend as “two letters, two sounds”.
- Use a hand motion for each digraph, like a finger on lips for sh.
- Use it in a small reading group so you can hear each child sound out a few words.
Watch for
th has two sounds (thin and this). Accept both when kids read.
Talk about it
- Can you think of another word with this blend?
- Can you think of another word with the same sound?
Take it further
Sort picture cards by blend at a center.
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