CH, SH and TH: Beginning-Sound Worksheet
Name each picture and write ch, sh or th to match its beginning sound. A completed reference shows the picture words.

- Grades
- Kindergarten–Grade 1
- Pages
- 2
- File type
- Subject
- Phonics, Language Development, ELA
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- Ontario expectations
- B2.3 — identify
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About this resource
The CH, SH, TH Beginning Sounds Worksheet is a great way for students to learn the beginning sounds of words. With this worksheet, students will look at pictures and determine which beginning sound begins the word. This is a great resource for teachers who want to help their students learn more about the English language.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Distinguish the initial sounds represented by ch, sh, and th
- Connect spoken picture names with beginning digraph spellings
- Write the correct two-letter sound at the start of a word
Teaching tips
- Say each picture name slowly and exaggerate only its first sound before students write.
- Sort missed examples by digraph and repeat the three opening sounds as a contrast set.
Skills covered
- Sound-to-spelling matching — choose ch, sh or th for the beginning of each picture word.
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Ontario curriculum
Ontario curriculum expectations
Ontario expectations
- B2.3 — identify, read, and spell most common grapheme-phoneme correspondences of consonants and vowels , with automaticity
Core concepts
- CH digraph
- SH digraph
- TH digraph
- Beginning sounds
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