SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet

About this sh and ch digraph choice worksheet

The SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet asks children to select the correct digraph for ten mixed sh and ch pictures. Pupils encounter sheep, sailboat, church, shoes, shed, cherries, chair, chimp, shark and cheese, so the written explanation matches the prompts on the printable rather than describing a generic phonics sheet.

Its specific teaching purpose is making repeated sh/ch choices across a larger mixed set. Introduce the relevant vocabulary and sound correspondence first, then use the SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet to see whether children can apply that knowledge to these examples without relying on guesswork.

What is included?

The sh and ch digraph choice worksheet task: Learners select the correct digraph for ten mixed sh and ch pictures.

The exact prompt set: This resource uses sheep, sailboat, church, shoes, shed, cherries, chair, chimp, shark and cheese.

A defined learning focus: Responses provide practice with making repeated sh/ch choices across a larger mixed set.

The complete SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet PDF: The download has 1 printable activity page and two Word Made Easy information pages, giving 3 pages altogether.

What children will practise

• using the instructions on the sh and ch digraph choice worksheet accurately;
• pronouncing and discussing sheep, sailboat, church, shoes, shed, cherries, chair, chimp, shark and cheese;
• applying sound, spelling and meaning clues while they select the correct digraph for ten mixed sh and ch pictures;
• checking each response against the central aim of making repeated sh/ch choices across a larger mixed set;
• explaining which clue made a selected answer appropriate.

How to use the SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet

Establish the language: Before showing the sh and ch digraph choice worksheet, name or read the relevant examples and confirm that pupils understand what each one means.

Model its exact response: Demonstrate how to select the correct digraph for ten mixed sh and ch pictures with the first suitable prompt. For the SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet, say which sound or grapheme you notice and why the chosen response fits.

Watch for the learning aim: As children continue the SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet, listen for evidence of making repeated sh/ch choices across a larger mixed set. Use a short sh and ch digraph choice worksheet question to uncover their reasoning instead of immediately giving an answer.

Read the completed work: Revisit sheep, sailboat, church, shoes, shed, cherries, chair, chimp, shark and cheese after marking. While reviewing the SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet, correct confusion and ask pupils to explain one response in a full sentence.

Extension ideas for this resource

• Recreate two prompts from the sh and ch digraph choice worksheet with movable letters or word cards.
• Compare selected items from sheep, sailboat, church, shoes, shed, cherries, chair, chimp, shark and cheese by sound position, spelling or word length.
• Ask pupils to use one answer from the SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet in a spoken sentence.
• Hide the picture support from the SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet and see which items can still be read or recalled.
• Collect one new example that demonstrates making repeated sh/ch choices across a larger mixed set and explain why it belongs.

Support and challenge

Support for the sh and ch digraph choice worksheet: Reveal only a few prompts, rehearse their names and offer the smallest useful set of choices. On the SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet, let the pupil point or build an answer before requiring independent writing.

Challenge after the SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet: Remove one scaffold, request oral segmentation where appropriate and ask the learner to create another item that practises making repeated sh/ch choices across a larger mixed set.

Where this resource fits

Use the sh and ch digraph choice worksheet after the featured correspondence has been taught and before expecting the same skill in less controlled reading or writing. Because the activity asks pupils to select the correct digraph for ten mixed sh and ch pictures, it can work as guided practice, an independent check or a focused revisit.

Plan the SH and CH Picture Digraph Choice Worksheet within your school’s established phonics order. The Department for Education reading framework explains why systematic progression and accurate decoding matter; the next step should transfer making repeated sh/ch choices across a larger mixed set into decodable words or connected text.