Year 1 Consonant Digraphs Worksheets – sh, ch and th | Differentiated Phonics Activities with Answers

🔤 Build confidence with consonant digraphs

Help young learners recognise, read, complete and use words containing sh, ch and th with this differentiated Year 1 English worksheet set.

The resource progresses from identifying digraphs in familiar words to sorting vocabulary, completing sentences and writing original sentences. It is ideal for phonics lessons, independent practice, homework, intervention, revision, tutoring and home education.

📄 What is included?

• 3 differentiated pupil worksheets

• 3 corresponding answer pages

• 6 A4 pages in total

• Triangle, Circle and Square difficulty levels

• Activities covering the consonant digraphs sh, ch and th

• Picture-matching, word-completion, sorting and sentence activities

• Example answers for the independent sentence-writing task

• QR code providing access to an external support song

• Downloadable digital PDF

• No physical item will be supplied

🔺 Triangle – supported practice

The Triangle worksheet introduces the digraphs through accessible word-level activities. Learners:

• Circle sh, ch or th within 16 familiar words

• Match six words to their corresponding pictures

• Add suitable digraphs to complete 12 words

• Write each completed word

This level provides visual support and focuses primarily on digraph recognition and spelling.

⭕ Circle – developing understanding

The Circle worksheet moves learners from recognising individual words to organising and applying vocabulary. Learners:

• Sort 15 words into sh, ch and th groups

• Select suitable words to complete seven sentences

• Use meaning and sentence context to identify the correct vocabulary

This level develops word recognition, classification, vocabulary and reading comprehension.

⬜ Square – applying skills independently

The Square worksheet provides a greater level of challenge. Learners:

• Choose the contextually correct word in eight sentences

• Write an original sentence for each of eight given words

• Apply digraph knowledge through vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and sentence construction

The corresponding answer page supplies model sentences while allowing for other suitable pupil responses.

🎯 Skills covered

• Recognising the consonant digraphs sh, ch and th

• Identifying digraphs at the beginning and end of words

• Completing and spelling familiar words

• Matching words and pictures

• Sorting words by digraph

• Using vocabulary in context

• Reading and completing sentences

• Selecting words that make grammatical and semantic sense

• Writing complete sentences

• Developing early reading and spelling confidence

📚 Curriculum and assessment relevance

These activities practise foundational phonics, decoding, spelling, vocabulary and sentence-writing skills commonly taught during Year 1 and early primary English.

They may also help learners develop foundational literacy skills used in later NAPLAN and SATs English work. This resource is not officially endorsed by, affiliated with or presented as formally aligned to either assessment programme.

🏫 Suggested uses

This flexible resource is suitable for:

• Classroom phonics lessons

• Independent literacy practice

• Weekly homework

• Morning work

• Revision and consolidation

• Small-group intervention

• Early-finisher extension

• Tutoring sessions

• Home education

• Additional practice for learners who need structured repetition

🌍 Suitable for international learners

Although presented using Year 1 and UK English terminology, these worksheets may also be useful for teachers, parents, tutors, home educators and learners in Australia, the United States, Canada and other English-speaking countries.

The familiar vocabulary and early phonics content make the set suitable for primary and elementary English instruction. International customers searching for math-independent literacy resources, English worksheets, phonics printables, consonant digraph activities, first-grade phonics or elementary English practice may also find it useful. No formal alignment with a particular national, state, provincial or regional curriculum is claimed.

🎵 External video information

The worksheets contain a QR code providing access to an external support song credited to Lingokids. The external video was not created or owned by the worksheet author, and copyright remains with its original creator.

Internet access is required to use the QR code. Continued availability and accessibility of the external content are controlled by the hosting service and original creator and cannot be guaranteed.

💻 Product details

• Subject: English

• Topic: Consonant digraphs sh, ch and th

• Suggested level: Year 1 and early primary or elementary learners

• Pupil worksheets: 3

• Answer pages: 3

• Total pages: 6

• Page size: A4

• Format: Downloadable digital PDF

• Physical product: No physical item will be supplied