Consonant Digraphs

Which word has the 'ch' sound like in 'cheese'?

• Acharacter
• Becho
• Cmachine
• Dchip✓

Answer: Chip has the 'ch' sound (/tʃ/) like in cheese. Echo, machine, and character have different pronunciations of 'ch'.

Which word has the 'sh' sound?

• Aship✓
• Bsock
• Ctent
• Dchip

Answer: Ship has the 'sh' sound (/ʃ/). Sock starts with 's', chip has the 'ch' sound and tent starts with 't'.

Which word has the 'th' sound like in 'the'?

• Athin
• Bbath
• Cthat✓
• Dmoth

Answer: That has the voiced 'th' sound (/ð/) like in 'the'. Thin, moth and bath use the quieter, breathy 'th' (/θ/).

Which word has the 'ng' sound at the end?

• Asock
• Bsing✓
• Csalt
• Dsand

Answer: Sing ends with the 'ng' sound (/ŋ/). Salt ends with 't', sand ends with 'd' and sock ends with 'k'.

Which word ends with the /k/ sound made by the 'ck' digraph?

• Adamp
• Bdent
• Cduck✓
• Ddrum

Answer: Duck ends with 'ck', which makes the /k/ sound. Damp ends with 'p', drum ends with 'm' and dent ends with 't'.

Which word starts with the 'wh' digraph?

• Awind
• Bwest
• Cwolf
• Dwhen✓

Answer: When starts with the two-letter 'wh' spelling. West, wind and wolf start with a single 'w'.

Which word uses the 'ph' spelling to make the 'f' sound?

• Apinch
• Bplant
• Cfluff
• Dphone✓

Answer: Phone uses 'ph' to make the /f/ sound. Fluff makes that sound with an 'f', while plant and pinch start with 'p'.

Which word has two consonant sounds at the start?

• Achimp
• Bwhisk
• Cshelf
• Dtrain✓

Answer: Train starts with /tr/, which is two consonant sounds blended together. Shelf, chimp, and whisk start with digraphs (two letters making one sound).

Which word has the 'th' sound like in 'thin'?

• Athere
• Bthose
• Cthese
• Dthree✓

Answer: Three has the voiceless 'th' sound (/θ/) like in thin. These, there and those have the voiced 'th' (/ð/).

Which word has the 'ch' sound like in 'cherry'?

• Ashop
• Bcat
• Cschool
• Dchamp✓

Answer: Champ has the 'ch' sound (/tʃ/) like in cherry. School has a 'ch' that says /k/, shop has 'sh' and cat starts with 'c'.

Which word has the 'sh' sound in the middle?

• Ajumping
• Bsitting
• Crunning
• Dpushing✓

Answer: Pushing has the 'sh' sound in the middle. Sitting, jumping, and running have no 'sh' sound at all.

Which word ends with the 'ng' sound?

• Ahand
• Bhungry
• Clong✓
• Dfinger

Answer: Long ends with the 'ng' sound (/ŋ/). Finger, hand, and hungry have different endings.

Which word has the 'ch' sound?

• Asplash
• Bchurch✓
• Ccarrot
• Dcandle

Answer: Church has the 'ch' sound (/tʃ/). Carrot and candle start with a hard 'c', and splash has the 'sh' sound.

Which word has the 'sh' sound at the start?

• Astamp
• Bshoot✓
• Cchest
• Dtoast

Answer: Shoot starts with the 'sh' sound (/ʃ/). Stamp starts with 's', chest starts with 'ch' and toast starts with 't'.

Which word has the sounds /sh/ /i/ /p/?

• Ashop
• Bship✓
• Csheep
• Dshape

Answer: Ship is made up of the sounds /sh/ /i/ /p/. Sheep is /sh/ /ee/ /p/, shop is /sh/ /o/ /p/, and shape is /sh/ /ay/ /p/.