1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding digraph sh words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Mom was sick in bed. "I must rest," she said.
Ben had a wish. He wished for a hush so Mom could sleep.
Drip, drip, drip! That was the tub. Ben rushed to shut the door.
Tick, tick, tick! That was the clock. Ben tucked it under a plush cat on the shelf.
Then, crash! Gus bonked his ball on the wall. Crash! Crash!
"Hush, Gus!" said Ben. "Mom is sick."
But Gus did not stop. Ben had a plan. He got a plush duck.
"Catch this, Gus!" said Ben.
Ben tossed the duck. Gus let his ball drop and ran to get it. The duck hit the wall and fell. No crash!
Mom had a long sleep. She felt much better.
"Thank you for the hush, Ben," said Mom.
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2 SH Words List
36 sh words, sorted by where the sound comes in the word. The printable list and word cards are below.
sh at the start (15)
shack, shag, shed, shelf, shell, shift, shin, ship, shock, shop, shot, shred, shrimp, shrub, shut
sh at the end (21)
ash, brush, cash, crush, dash, dish, fish, flash, fresh, gush, hush, mash, mesh, push, rash, rush, smash, splash, trash, wash, wish
- Word sort
- SH at the Start: ship, shop, shed, shell, shut, shin, shag, shade. SH at the End: fish, dish, wish, wash, rush, push, mash, cash, gush, hush, ash, rash.
- Phrases to read
- 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
- RAN chart words
- ship, fish, shell, wash, shut
- Sight words
- the, is, a, and, to, was, it, she, her, they
3 SH Picture Worksheets
SH words to read, match and write, with pictures. Each PDF has its answer key on page 2.
Level 2 Word Work pack: all 96 blends and digraphs worksheets in one file
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4 Story Worksheets
6 ready-to-print PDFs for this story's digraph sh words. Each one opens as its own file.
Word Sort
Cut-apart word cards to sort: SH at the Start or SH at the End. Answer key on page 2.
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