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Step-by-step practice: English · Level 2Chapter 2 · Consonant digraphs: sh and ch
Step-by-step English Level 2 · Consonant digraphs: sh and ch · Summary

Step-by-step English Level 2 Consonant digraphs: sh and ch: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step English Level 2 consonant digraphs: sh and ch chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
shTwo letters, one sound, as in ship and fish
chTwo letters, one sound, as in chin and chest
Count the soundsCount sh or ch as one sound
Spell a digraphWrite sh or ch together, then the rest of the word

Can you…?

  • I can say that sh and ch each make one sound
  • I can find the picture whose name starts with sh or ch
  • I can choose sh or ch to start a written word
  • I can tell apart a sh word and a ch word

Key terms

digraph
two letters that make one sound, such as sh or ch
sound
the noise that a letter or group of letters makes
start of a word
the first letters of the word, on the left

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