Articulation: the CH sound worksheets
A complete printable CH sound set for 2nd grade: how-to cue card, picture cards for the start, middle and end of words, phrases, sentences, bingo, a board game, roll and say and spin and say games, a tracker, read-aloud stories and talking practice.
The worksheets
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All My CH Words
Every CH practice word on one page, sorted by where the sound is: start, middle or end.
How to Say CH
A cue card with a mouth picture, three simple steps, syllables to practice, and a practice ladder from the sound alone to talking.
CH Cards: Start of Words
Nine picture cards with CH at the start of the word. The sheet is the same every time, so two copies make matching pairs.
CH Cards: Middle of Words
Eight picture cards with CH in the middle of the word, plus a space to draw your own CH word.
CH Cards: End of Words
Nine picture cards with CH at the end of the word.
CH Phrases
Nine short phrases with CH words in blue, each with a picture.
CH Sentences
Eight real-life sentences with the CH words in blue.
CH Bingo
Two picture bingo boards packed with CH words.
CH Board Game
A board game with CH words and star squares that add extra practice.
CH Roll and Say
Six CH pictures, one for each side of a die, with circles to color each time you say the word. Fewer has 3 circles each and More adds a second round of 6 pictures.
CH Spin and Say
A paper clip spinner with CH pictures and a box row for each word. Fewer, Standard or More give 6, 8 or 10 pictures.
CH Practice Tracker
A ten-day tracker to record ten tries a day and the practice level.
CH Read-Aloud Story
One of ten short stories packed with CH words in blue, with a 3-read score and a story retell.
CH: Talk About It
Six real conversation questions, each with CH words to try in the answer.
Print the whole packet
One copy of every sheet above, in order. Tap + for more copies (up to 10).
For the parent or teacher
What it is
Articulation means making speech sounds clearly. For the CH sound, the lips push out round, the tongue presses up behind the top teeth to stop the air, and then the air pops out fast with the voice off, like a sneeze: ah-choo! Many children master CH between ages 5 and 7, so it's common to still be working on it in 2nd grade. A child who is practicing CH often says sh (shair for chair), t (tair) or ts (tsair). These sheets climb the same ladder speech therapists use: the sound alone, then syllables, words, phrases, sentences, reading and everyday talking. Common Core doesn't cover speech sounds, so these sheets have no Common Core code.
What comes next
Use the read-aloud stories and talk sheets to carry a clear CH into everyday speech, then try J, which is CH with the voice turned on.
How to teach it
- Use a mirror so your child can see their lips push out round.
- Make it a game: pretend to sneeze (ah-CHOO!) or be a train (choo-choo!).
- Practice a little every day. Five to ten minutes of focused tries beats one long session.
- Climb the ladder. Move up a step when your child gets about 8 out of 10 right.
- Start with CH at the beginning of words, then add middle and end.
Common mistakes
- Saying sh for ch (shair for chair). CH is short: a tiny t that pops into sh.
- Saying t for ch (tair for chair). Round the lips and let the air pop out.
- Moving up too fast. If CH slips in sentences, practice phrases for a few more days.
- If your child is hard to understand, frustrated when talking, or not improving, ask a speech-language pathologist for an evaluation.