TCH and DGE Worksheets

Free printable endings -tch and -dge phonics worksheets. Five practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, rapid naming chart, and word search.

Grade: K-1 Phase 2: Blends & Digraphs Pattern: Final -tch and -dge after a short vowel (catch, bridge)

catch match patch hatch pitch itch witch fetch stretch notch edge hedge

1 Decodable Reading Passage

A short, decodable story embedding endings -tch and -dge words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.

Shelly's Big Pitch

Skill: Endings -TCH and -DGE • Sight Words: the, is, a, and, to, was, it, she, he, they

Illustrated mini-book

Shelly had the ball. It was her first pitch in the big match.

Ben sat on the bench with his crutch. "You can do it, Shelly!" he said.

Judge Ron checked the edge of the pitch. "Go!" said Ron.

Shelly let the ball fly. Oh no! It was a bad pitch. The ball went up, up, and over the hedge.

"Stretch and try again," said Ben.

Shelly did a big stretch. Then she pitched the ball fast. Smack! The bat hit it.

Dot the dog ran and ran. She jumped. Dot had the ball in her mouth!

"Dot's catch wins the match!" said Judge Ron.

Ron handed Shelly a red badge. Shelly pinned it on Ben.

"You helped me win," she said.

Circle or highlight all the words that end in -TCH or -DGE. How many did you find?

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2 Word Sort

Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: -TCH Words vs -DGE Words.

-TCH Words

-DGE Words

catch

match

patch

hatch

pitch

itch

witch

fetch

stretch

notch

edge

hedge

ledge

badge

bridge

ridge

fudge

judge

dodge

lodge

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3 Phrasing Practice Cards

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

catch and fetch

a patch on the badge

the edge of the bridge

fudge on a ledge

an itch to scratch

dodge the pitch

the hedge by the lodge

a match for the judge

stretch on the ridge

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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 — Endings -TCH and -DGE

catch

ridge

lodge

edge

notch

lodge

catch

notch

ridge

catch

notch

lodge

ridge

edge

catch

edge

Target words: catch, notch, edge, ridge, lodge

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5 Word Search

Find and circle the endings -tch and -dge words hidden in the grid. Words go across, down, and diagonally — a fun way to reinforce endings -tch and -dge word recognition.

Endings -TCH and -DGE Word Search

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CATCH EDGE FETCH HATCH HEDGE ITCH MATCH NOTCH PATCH PITCH STRETCH WITCH

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Free Printable TCH and DGE Worksheets

These free tch and dge worksheets provide structured phonics practice for Final -tch and -dge after a short vowel (catch, bridge). Activities include a decodable passage embedding target words in a fun story, a word sort that separates -tch endings from -dge endings, phrasing practice cards for fluency building, and a rapid naming (RAN) chart for automaticity. Each worksheet prints cleanly on standard US Letter paper.

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