Digraph CH Worksheets

Free printable digraph ch phonics worksheets. Four practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, and rapid naming chart.

Grade: K-1 Phase 2: Blends & Digraphs Pattern: CH digraph (initial and final)
chip chop chat chin chest check chill chug much such rich which

1 Decodable Reading Passage

A short, decodable story embedding digraph ch words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.

Chad and the Ditch
Skill: Digraph CH  •  Sight Words: the, is, a, and, to, was, it, she, he, they
Chad and the Ditch coloring page illustration
Coloring page included in PDF
Chad went to play with his pup, Gus. "Let's play catch!" said Chad. He tossed a red ball. Gus ran to fetch it, but the ball fell in a ditch. It was stuck in thick mud. Which way could Gus get it? Gus was sad. Chad went to check the ditch. "I will get it for you, chum," he said. He bent down and got the ball. It had a patch of mud, but Gus was glad.
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
lunch
catch
catch
lunch
chin
chip
chin
much
chip
much
chip
catch
chin
much
lunch
Target words: chip, much, lunch, catch, chin
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📖 Decodable Readers for Digraph CH

Next step: once your child can sound out these words, have them read a matching decodable mini-book. Each Digraph CH reader is a printable story + coloring page using only sounds they've learned.

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Free Printable Digraph CH Worksheets

The CH digraph is a crucial Phase 2 phonics skill, introducing children to a single sound represented by two letters. Young learners often find this sound tricky because they might try to pronounce each letter individually, saying /k/-/h/ instead of the combined /ch/ sound, as in "chip" or "chop." Another common hurdle is distinguishing CH from similar-sounding blends like SH or even J, leading to mispronunciations like "ship" for "chip" or "ditch" sounding like "dij." Students also need to master identifying CH at both the beginning (initial) and end (final) of words, such as "chat" versus "much," which requires careful listening and articulation practice to solidify this unique phoneme. Our CH digraph worksheets provide targeted practice to overcome these challenges. After introducing the sound, have your child read the decodable passage "Chuck's Lunch" aloud, focusing on accurate pronunciation of all CH words. Use the word sort activity to help them categorize words with initial CH (like "chin") and final CH (like "lunch"), reinforcing their positional awareness. The phrasing cards are excellent for building fluency; encourage them to read phrases like "rich lunch" or "catch a patch" smoothly. Finally, utilize the Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) chart to build quick recognition of CH words, helping them instantly identify and read words such as "check," "which," and "bench" without hesitation.

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