H Digraphs Worksheet – Word Bank

Consonant digraphs are two letters that team up to make one new sound, and the h digraphs — sh, ch, wh, and th — are some of the very first ones young readers meet. This H Digraphs Worksheet – Word Bank helps children hear and sort words that begin with each of these digraph sounds. Recognizing that sh in ship and ch in chin each stand for a single sound is a key early-reading skill that makes decoding and spelling far easier.

This printable worksheet gives 1st graders a simple, hands-on sorting activity. Students read every word in the word bank, listen for the beginning digraph, and write each word in the correct sh, ch, wh, or th column. As a focused 1st grade consonants worksheet, it turns careful listening into confident reading, and the four-column sorting mat gives kids plenty of room to write neatly.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key
• A 16-word word bank and a four-column sorting mat (sh, ch, wh, th)

There are three reasons this H Digraphs Worksheet – Word Bank helps children learn. First, sorting real words by sound builds phonemic awareness, the ability to hear the parts inside a word. Second, writing each word reinforces spelling patterns and letter formation at the same time. Third, the clear word bank removes the guesswork, so students focus on the digraph sound instead of trying to think of words on their own — and the included answer key makes checking fast.

Teachers and parents can stretch the learning with quick, playful activities. Go on a digraph hunt through a favorite picture book and tally every sh, ch, wh, and th word. Play “I spy” with objects around the room whose names start with a digraph, like a chair or a shelf. Have children draw and label a picture for one word in each column, or clap the sounds in each word to feel where the digraph falls.

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