Blends and digraphs worksheets
Fill in the missing letters in 18 blend and digraph words, with an answer key · 1 page + answer key
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Blends and digraphs both put two consonants together, but they work differently. In a blend (st, fl, cr) you hear both sounds. In a digraph (sh, ch, th) the two letters make one new sound. Children who know both need practice telling them apart, and this mixed sheet gives it.
Each word is missing a blend or a digraph. Your child reads the rest of the word, picks the choice that makes a real word, and reads it. The choices match the kind of gap (digraph choices for a digraph, blend choices for a blend), so it stays readable.
Follow up with sound boxes: a digraph takes one box, a blend takes two.
Tips for using it
- After the sheet, ask your child to sort the answers into 'one sound' (digraph) and 'two sounds' (blend).
- If a choice makes a funny non-word, read it together and laugh. Noticing non-words is good decoding.
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What's the difference between a blend and a digraph?
In a blend, each letter keeps its sound (s-t in stop). In a digraph, two letters spell one sound (sh in shop).
Should blends or digraphs be taught first?
Programs differ. Many teach digraphs right after CVC words and blends soon after; some do the reverse. Both come before silent e in most sequences.