1st grade
Digraph Sentences
Eight sentences with a digraph missing: ship, chips, thin, whale, dishes, duck, wing and bench.
Phonics worksheet · Digraphs and blends
Digraph Bingo
Two different bingo cards with 16 sh, ch, th, wh, ck and ng words, plus the caller’s list. Play in pairs or as a class.
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Digraphs and blends
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Digraphs, Consonant blends, Spelling rules, Decoding longer words
What kids do
“Listen for the word. Find it on your card and color it. Four in a row? Shout “Bingo!””
Printed on the sheet:
- Caller’s list: tick each word as you call it
Words on this sheet
chipsockshopsheddishwishchatlunchmuchthickthudbathpathwhipwhensong
Teacher tip
Use the hand motions as you call the words.
How to use it
- Say each blend slowly, then quickly, so kids hear both sounds.
- Highlight the digraph or blend in each word before reading.
- Use it in a small reading group so you can hear each child sound out a few words.
Watch for
Kids who drop one sound of a blend, like “fog” for frog. Ask them to stretch the word.
Talk about it
- Where is the digraph: at the start or the end?
- How did you figure out that word?
Take it further
Make a blend wheel with a paper plate.
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2nd grade
Digraphs and Blends Bingo
Two different bingo cards with 16 digraph and blend words, plus the caller’s list. Play in pairs or as a class.
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Blends: shr and thr
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