Digraph SH Worksheets

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

Grade: K-1 Phase 2: Blends & Digraphs Pattern: SH digraph (initial and final)
ship shop shed shell shut shin shag fish dish wish wash rush

1 Decodable Reading Passage

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

The Shell Shop
Skill: Digraph SH  •  Sight Words: the, is, a, and, to, was
Shelly had a shell shop by the ship dock. She had shells on a shelf. A fish dish sat by the cash box. "I wish to shop," said Shane. He got a shell and a dish. Shelly shut the shed. Shane had to rush. He did not want to mash his shell. Shane set the shell on a shelf at his home. "I wish I had a ship," Shane said. Shelly had to hush and dash to the shop.
Circle or highlight all the words with the SH 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: SH at the Start vs SH at the End.

SH at the Start
SH at the End
ship
shop
shed
shell
shut
shin
shag
shade
fish
dish
wish
wash
rush
push
mash
cash
gush
hush
ash
rash
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards

Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.

the shell shop
a fish dish
she had shells
shut the shed
wish to shop
rush to the ship
cash and dash
mash and wash
hush and push
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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 SH
shell
fish
ship
ship
wash
shell
ship
wash
shut
shut
ship
fish
wash
shell
shut
fish
Target words: ship, fish, shell, wash, shut
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Free Printable Digraph SH Worksheets

The SH digraph is one of the first consonant digraphs children learn, typically introduced in late kindergarten or early first grade. Unlike blends where each letter keeps its sound, a digraph combines two letters to make one new sound. In the SH digraph, the letters S and H work together to produce the /sh/ sound heard in words like ship, shell, and fish. These free SH digraph worksheets provide four types of structured practice aligned with the Science of Reading: a decodable passage embedding SH words in context, a word sort distinguishing initial SH from final SH position, phrasing practice cards for fluency building, and a rapid naming (RAN) chart for automaticity. Each worksheet is designed to be printed on standard US Letter paper.

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