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Two letters, one sound: sh, ch, th

When two letters make one sound. Your child fills in six picture words, sorts nine more, and hunts for the sounds in a sentence.

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How to use this in 5 minutes

  1. Teach the three. Say, “When s and h team up, they make one new sound, /sh/, like ship. The letters c and h say /ch/, like chick, and t and h say /th/, like bath.”
  2. Name each picture. Say, “Ship, fish, chick, bench, bath, moth. Which two letters make the sound you hear?”
  3. Sort the words. Say, “Read each word, then write it under its sound.”

Tip. /th/ is the one you can see: the tongue peeks out between the teeth. Let your child say it into a mirror.

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1st grade · Phonics

Two letters, one sound: sh, ch, th

For youHow to use this in 5 minutes

  1. Teach the three. Say: “When s and h team up, they make one new sound, /sh/, like ship. The letters c and h say /ch/, like chick, and t and h say /th/, like bath.”
  2. Name each picture. Say: “Ship, fish, chick, bench, bath, moth. Which two letters make the sound you hear?”
  3. Sort the words. Say: “Read each word, then write it under its sound.”

Tip. /th/ is the one you can see: the tongue peeks out between the teeth. Let your child say it into a mirror.

Write sh, ch or th

Word bankshchth

ip
fi
ick
ben
ba
mo

Read each word. Write it under its sound.

Word bankshopchinthinrichmathshedchopwithdish

sh as in ship

ch as in chick

th as in bath

Circle the 6 words with sh, ch or th

Seth and Chad sat on the bench with a fish.

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1st grade · Phonics

Answer key

Two letters, one sound: sh, ch, th

Write sh, ch or th

  • ship (sh)
  • fish (sh)
  • chick (ch)
  • bench (ch)
  • bath (th)
  • moth (th)

Read each word. Write it under its sound.

  • sh: shop, shed, dish
  • ch: chin, rich, chop
  • th: thin, math, with

Circle the 6 words with sh, ch or th

  • Seth, Chad, the, bench, with, fish

If it’s hard

  • If /sh/ and /ch/ sound alike, try this: /sh/ is long and quiet, like asking for hush, and /ch/ is short, like a sneeze.
  • If sorting is slow, read each word aloud together first, then sort.
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