Digraphs Cheat Sheet (PDF)

The six common consonant digraphs on one wall chart — two letters, one sound — with example words at the start and end of words.

What’s inside

• ch (chip, chat, lunch, beach) and sh (ship, fish, wash, brush).
• th, with both of its sounds: quiet /th/ in thin and buzzy /TH/ in this (thumb, math, that, the).
• ng (ring, sing, king, long), ph saying /f/ (phone, photo, graph) and wh saying /w/ (when, what, whale, why).

Every word in this PDF (21)

Handy for checking the list fits your child before printing, or for making your own games.

chip, chat, lunch, beach, ship, fish, wash, brush, thumb, math, that, ring, sing, king, phone, photo, graph, when, what, whale, why

How to use it

1. Pin it up at the start of Stage 4 and add a star next to each digraph as it's taught.
2. Before reading a new word, ask: "Can you see a digraph?" and find it on the chart.
3. Say the example words together, stretching the digraph sound.
4. Leave ph and wh for later — they're less common and come after the core digraphs.

Who it’s for

Ages 5–6, Stage 4. ch, sh, th and ng are core sounds; ph and wh come after.

Where it fits: Stage 4 — Digraphs & Consonant Blends

Goes well with

• Digraphs List (Free PDF): ch, sh, th, ph, wh, ng
• Digraph Detective game