Free printable digraph sh phonics worksheets. Five practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, rapid naming chart, and word search.
A free illustrated mini-book for Digraph SH, plus the same story as a passage sheet for highlighting.
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Shad had a wish for cash. He wanted to buy a red fish.
His mom had a job for him. “You can wash this,” she said.
Shad got on a big red box. A gush of water hit the dish. Wham! Gush! Shad did a good job. He did not rush. He got his rag and did a swish, swish, swish on a dish.
Mom had the cash. “Good job Shad, now you can get your wish of a big red fish!”
The letters s and h work together to make one sound, /sh/. You can hear it at the start or the end of a word.
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36 sh words, sorted by where the sound comes in the word. The printable list and word cards are below.
shack, shag, shed, shelf, shell, shift, shin, ship, shock, shop, shot, shred, shrimp, shrub, shut
ash, brush, cash, crush, dash, dish, fish, flash, fresh, gush, hush, mash, mesh, push, rash, rush, smash, splash, trash, wash, wish
SH words to read, match and write, with pictures. Each PDF has its answer key on page 2.
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6 ready-to-print PDFs for this story's digraph sh words. Each one opens as its own file.
Cut-apart word cards to sort: SH at the Start or SH at the End. Answer key on page 2.
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A new decodable story with the same digraph sh sounds — each comes with its own set of worksheets.
The SH digraph is a foundational phonics pattern where two letters, S and H, combine to make a single new sound, /sh/. This skill is typically introduced early in Phase 2 phonics instruction, after students have mastered individual letter sounds and simple CVC words. Young learners often find the SH digraph tricky because they may initially try to pronounce the "s" and "h" separately, leading to mispronunciations like "s-h-ip" instead of "ship." Another common error is confusing the /sh/ sound with the /ch/ sound, pronouncing "shed" as "ched," or with the /s/ sound, saying "sip" instead of "ship." Mastering the SH digraph is crucial for decoding many common words like "shop," "fish," and "wash." To effectively use these SH digraph worksheets, begin by reviewing the target words. Have your child say each word, emphasizing the initial /sh/ in words like "shut" and "shell," and the final /sh/ in words like "dish" and "wish." The decodable passage, "Shad Washes Dishes," provides an excellent opportunity to practice reading these words in context. Encourage your child to highlight or underline all the SH words they find. The word sort activity helps reinforce recognition of SH words; ask them to sort words based on whether the SH is at the beginning or end. Use the phrasing cards to build fluency, having your child read short phrases containing SH words. Finally, the Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) chart for SH words will help build automaticity and speed in recognizing and reading this important digraph.
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