Digraphs Word List
Keep this Digraphs Word List within reach during 1st Grade phonics. Twelve consonant digraphs and forty-eight example words sit on one print-ready page, so readers can check a spelling in seconds.
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Description
A digraph is two letters that team up to spell one single sound, and learning them is the first big leap a young reader makes after mastering single letter-sounds. Once a child knows that s and h together say /sh/, whole shelves of words swing open — ship, shell, fish, brush. This Digraphs Word List gathers the consonant digraphs first graders meet most often and puts every one of them in a single place, so the pattern is easy to see, easy to compare, and easy to remember.
Rather than a fill-in-the-blank exercise, this digraphs word list is a reference chart built to live on a desk or a wall. Twelve digraph cards — ch, sh, th, wh, ck, ng, ph, tch, kn, wr, gh and dge — each carry four example words a first grader can actually decode. Tape it inside a reading folder, clip it to the writing centre, slide it into a page protector for small-group work, or send a copy home so families can practise the very sounds you are teaching in class.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF reference chart
- 12 consonant digraph cards: ch, sh, th, wh, ck, ng, ph, tch, kn, wr, gh and dge
- 48 decodable example words, four for every digraph
- A kid-friendly definition of a digraph at the top of the page
- Illustrated examples — whale, duck and ring — drawn straight from the word cards
Three things make a chart like this worth the wall space. First, it makes the pattern visible: seeing knee, knot, knock and knife stacked together teaches the silent k faster than any rule ever will. Second, it takes the guesswork out of writing, because a child hunting for the /ch/ at the end of lunch can find it in seconds instead of stalling mid-sentence. Third, it builds independence — the answer lives on the page rather than at the teacher’s desk, so readers learn to check themselves.
Try a digraph hunt: hand each child the chart and a familiar book, then tally every word they find that matches a card. Cover the example words and use the cards as headings for a word sort. Play a quick listening game where you say a word aloud and children point to the digraph they hear. And for review, ask which spellings share a sound — this consonant digraphs chart makes ph and gh sit side by side, which is exactly the comparison older readers need.
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