English•Phonics and Word Reading
Consonant Blends and Digraphs
Read words with consonant clusters (bl, cr, str) and digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh)
12 minIncludes video
Learning Objective
4Rw2: Decode words with consonant blends and digraphs
Consonant Blends (you hear both sounds)
- bl: black, blue, blow
- cr: cry, cross, crowd
- str: street, strong, string
- gr: green, grow, great
- sp: speak, sport, spend
Digraphs (two letters, one sound)
- sh: shop, she, fish
- ch: child, church, teach
- th: the, think, three
- wh: what, where, white
Practice Sentences
- The children went to church on Sunday.
- The strong man carried three bags.
- She bought fish at the market in Lagos.
Aligned to Cambridge Primary 4Rw2