Color by Digraph
Read the word in each square. Find its pattern in the color key and color the square. What picture do you see?
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This is sheet #159124601.
How to do it
- Read the word in a square.
- Find its digraph in the key: sh, ch, th, wh or ck.
- Color the square, then find the hidden picture.
Teaching tip
Underline the digraph in each word first if your child needs a little help. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.1.3a.
About this worksheet
A hidden picture made of words with sh, ch, th, wh and ck. Includes an answer key.
What kids practice
A digraph is two letters that make one new sound, like sh in ship, ch in chair, th in thumb and wh in whale. A blend is two letters next to each other where you still hear both sounds, like cr in crab or st in star. First graders learn to read and spell both. Blends and digraphs are the next step in phonics after short vowel words.
Watch for
- Reading digraph letters separately, like /s/ /h/ /i/ /p/ for ship.
- Mixing up ch and sh. Have your child feel the puff of air on ch.
- Dropping the second letter of a blend, like reading sed for sled.
- Saying f for th (fumb for thumb). That's common and usually fades with practice.
It's free to print, with an answer key. See the full blends and digraphs phonics guide for 1st grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Digraph and Blend ChartThe four digraphs and fourteen blends, each with a picture, on one page. 
2. Digraph PicturesEight pictures with sh, ch, th or wh at the start or end of the word.
3. Fill in the DigraphTen picture words with the digraph missing at the start or end.
4. Fill in the BlendTen picture words that start with a blend like cr, st, fl or sw.
5. Digraph SortTwelve words to sort by digraph.
6. Which Word Fits?Ten sentences with a missing blend or digraph word and two choices.