Know Consonant Digraph Spelling-Sounds - 1st Grade Reading

1. Which option shows a word that begins with the digraph "ch": "chin" or "cat"?

   chin. "ch" at the beginning makes the /ch/ sound, not "c" alone.

2. Identify the digraph in the word "whale" that stands for the /w/ sound.

   wh. The w and h together make one w sound.

3. What sound does the consonant digraph "th" usually make in words like "this"?

   Voiced /th/ sound (as in this). Tongue between teeth, with voice vibration.

4. Identify the digraph in the word "ring" that stands for the /ng/ sound.

   ng. N and g blend into one nasal sound.

5. What sound does the consonant digraph "sh" usually make in the word "ship"?

   /sh/ sound. Two letters "sh" blend to create one hushing sound.

6. What sound does the consonant digraph "qu" usually make in common words?

   /kw/ as in quit. Q is always followed by u in English words.

7. What sound does the consonant digraph "th" usually make in the word "this"?

   Voiced /th/ sound. Tongue between teeth with voice vibration.

8. What sound does the consonant digraph "ck" usually make in words like "duck"?

   /k/ sound. Used after short vowels at word endings.

9. What sound does the consonant digraph "ck" usually make in the word "duck"?

   /k/ sound. "ck" appears after short vowels to spell /k/.

10. Which word contains the digraph that makes the /ch/ sound: "chin" or "shin"?

    chin. Ch makes the tch sound at the beginning.

11. What sound does the consonant digraph "wh" usually make in words like "whale"?

    /w/ sound. Most dialects pronounce wh like plain w.

12. What sound does the consonant digraph "ng" usually make in words like "ring"?

    /ng/ sound. Nasal sound made with back of tongue.

13. What sound does the consonant digraph "ck" usually make at the end of a word?

    /k/ as in duck. Used after short vowels to spell the k sound.

14. What sound does the consonant digraph "ch" usually make in common words?

    /ch/ as in chip. Two letters work together to make one sound.

15. Which option shows the /kw/ sound spelled with "qu": "quit" or "kit"?

    quit. "qu" spells /kw/; "kit" starts with just /k/.

16. Identify the digraph in the word "thumb" that makes the /th/ sound.

    th. The first two letters work together as a digraph.

17. What sound does the consonant digraph "th" usually make in the word "thin"?

    Voiceless /th/ as in thin. Tongue between teeth without vibrating vocal cords.

18. Choose the word that ends with the digraph "nk": "bank" or "bat"?

    bank. "nk" combines two sounds; "bat" ends with "t."

19. Which consonant digraph in the word "thin" makes the voiceless /th/ sound?

    th. Same letters make different th sounds.

20. Choose the word that ends with the digraph "ng": "sing" or "sit"?

    sing. "ng" makes the nasal sound at word endings.

21. Which consonant digraph in the word "this" makes the voiced /th/ sound?

    th. Same spelling, but voice box vibrates.

22. Which consonant digraph in the word "ring" makes the /ng/ sound at the end?

    ng. Creates single nasal sound at word end.

23. Choose the word that ends with the digraph "ck": "back" or "bag"?

    back. "ck" follows short vowels; "bag" ends with single "g."

24. Which option shows a word that begins with the digraph "wh": "when" or "wen"?

    when. "wh" starts the word, not just "w."

25. What sound does the consonant digraph "ch" usually make in the word "chip"?

    /ch/ sound. Two letters "ch" combine to make one sound, like in "cheese."

26. Which consonant digraph in the word "duck" makes the /k/ sound at the end?

    ck. Common ending after short vowel sounds.

27. What sound does the consonant digraph "qu" usually make in words like "queen"?

    /kw/ sound. Q is always followed by u in English.

28. What sound does the consonant digraph "nk" usually make in the word "pink"?

    /ngk/ sound. Combines nasal /ng/ with /k/ sound.

29. Which option shows a word that begins with the digraph "sh": "shop" or "sip"?

    shop. "sh" creates one sound, while "s" alone makes /s/.

30. What sound does the consonant digraph "wh" usually make in common words like "when"?

    /w/ sound as in when. In most words, wh sounds just like w alone.

31. Which word contains the digraph that makes the /sh/ sound: "shop" or "chop"?

    shop. Sh creates the quiet hushing sound.

32. What sound does the consonant digraph "th" usually make in the word "this"?

    Voiced /th/ as in this. Tongue between teeth with vocal cords vibrating.

33. What sound does the consonant digraph "ph" usually make in the word "phone"?

    /f/ sound. Greek origin words use "ph" to spell the /f/ sound.

34. What sound does the consonant digraph "qu" usually make in the word "quick"?

    /kw/ sound. "qu" always appears together to make this blend.

35. What sound does the consonant digraph "ng" usually make at the end of "ring"?

    /ng/ sound. Nasal sound made with back of tongue touching soft palate.

36. Which option shows a word that begins with the digraph "th": "thin" or "tin"?

    thin. "th" makes one sound different from "t" alone.

37. Identify the digraph at the end of "back" that stands for the /k/ sound.

    ck. C and k together spell one k sound.

38. Which consonant digraph in the word "shop" makes the /sh/ sound?

    sh. The digraph creates the hushing sound.

39. What sound does the consonant digraph "sh" usually make in common words?

    /sh/ as in ship. The letters s and h combine to create this soft sound.

40. What sound does the consonant digraph "sh" usually make in words like "ship"?

    /sh/ sound. Two letters together make one new sound.

41. Identify the digraph in the word "quick" that stands for the /kw/ sound.

    qu. Q and u always appear together in English.

42. Identify the digraph in the word "phone" that stands for the /f/ sound.

    ph. P and h combine to make the f sound.

43. What sound does the consonant digraph "wh" usually make in the word "whale"?

    /w/ sound. In most dialects, "wh" sounds just like "w."

44. Which option shows a word that begins with the digraph "ph": "phone" or "pone"?

    phone. "ph" spells /f/, while "p" alone would make /p/.

45. Which consonant digraph in the word "chop" makes the /ch/ sound?

    ch. The digraph creates the chirping sound.

46. What sound does the consonant digraph "th" usually make in words like "thin"?

    Voiceless /th/ sound (as in thin). Tongue between teeth, no voice vibration.

47. What sound does the consonant digraph "ch" usually make in words like "chin"?

    /ch/ sound. Two letters blend to create one sound.

48. What sound does the consonant digraph "th" usually make in the word "thin"?

    Voiceless /th/ sound. Tongue between teeth with no voice vibration.

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