A short, decodable story embedding digraph ch words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Chuck's Lunch
Skill: Digraph CH • Sight Words: the, is, a, and, to, was
Chuck, a fun pup, felt a pinch for his lunch. He ran to his bench. His lunch had a chip, a chunk, and a peach. Chuck did munch and munch. But then a chill wind hit. Chuck went to check his chest. He dug in the chest. Chuck got a patch quilt. He put the patch quilt on the bench. Chuck sat and had his lunch. He did much to munch! A finch sat on a branch. Chuck did chat with the finch. "This is such a good lunch," said Chuck.
Circle or highlight all the words with the CH sound (at the beginning or end). How many did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: CH at the Start vs CH at the End.
CH at the Start
CH at the End
chip
chop
chat
chin
chest
check
chill
chug
chum
chunk
much
such
rich
lunch
bunch
bench
catch
match
patch
fetch
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
a chip and a chunk
lunch on the bench
chat with Chuck
check the chest
catch and match
much to munch
fetch the patch
a rich bunch
such a chill
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — Digraph CH
chip
chin
catch
lunch
chin
much
lunch
chip
much
chip
chin
catch
catch
lunch
chip
much
Target words: chip, much, lunch, catch, chin
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for Digraph CH practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
The CH digraph produces the /ch/ sound heard in words like chip, lunch, and catch. Like the SH digraph, CH combines two letters to make one distinct sound. Children learn to recognize CH at the beginning of words (chip, chat, check) and at the end (much, lunch, catch). These free CH digraph worksheets provide four types of structured phonics practice: a decodable passage about a fun lunch scene, a word sort distinguishing initial CH from final CH, phrasing practice cards for building reading fluency, and a rapid naming chart for automaticity. Each worksheet follows Science of Reading principles and is designed for kindergarteners and first graders.