Phonics Skills Consonant Digraphs Worksheets for Ages 7-8
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Enhance your child's reading abilities with our "Phonics Skills Consonant Digraphs Worksheets" tailored for ages 7-8. These engaging worksheets introduce essential consonant digraphs like "ch," "sh," "th," and "wh," helping young learners decode words more effectively. Designed to reinforce phonics fundamentals, our worksheets encompass a variety of activities such as matching, sorting, and sentence completion, making learning enjoyable and interactive. Perfect for home or classroom use, these worksheets foster reading confidence and proficiency. Empower your child to master consonant digraphs and build a strong foundation for their reading journey with Kids Academy.
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Blending Consonants: "Fl", "Bl" and "Gl" Printable
Help your child master consonant blends Fl, Bl, and Gl with this printable worksheet. Find words associated with the pictures and learn to better understand the difference between consonant blends. Vibrant images motivate and aid in learning. Download now for improved phonics success!
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Blending Consonants: "Fl", "Bl" and "Gl" Printable
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Let's Look for Blends Worksheet
Does your child love trains? Get them to read the story or help them read it aloud. Ask them to trace the words that start with blends on the dotted lines. This exercise will help them improve their blend-identifying skills!
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Cha, Cha, Cha: Find the /Ch/ Sound Worksheet
Have your students identify the objects in the images and if they struggle, help them check for the /ch/ digraph. This digraph forms a new sound when two or more consonants are combined, so it can be helpful to point it out to them in the colourful printout.
Cha, Cha, Cha: Find the /Ch/ Sound Worksheet
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The /th/ Sound Worksheet
Confuse your students no more: have them use this worksheet to understand the /th/ sound and its two variants. With pictures, ask them to say the name of each one. Help them identify the voiced /th/ sound, like in 'mother', by having them say it aloud. Download the pdf to get started.
The /th/ Sound Worksheet
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L Blends: "Pl", "Cl" and "Sl" Printable
This printable worksheet will help your child recognize and identify the Pl, Cl, and Sl consonant blends, sound them out, and identify them in print. Improve your child's reading and writing skills with fun and colorful phonics practice!
L Blends: "Pl", "Cl" and "Sl" Printable
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The /wh/ Sound Worksheet
Digraphs join two consonants to make a new sound, like /wh/. Give examples, like "whale", "when" and "why". Ask kids to name pictures in a worksheet and trace dotted lines to images beginning with the /wh/ sound; "what" is one example.
The /wh/ Sound Worksheet
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The SH Digraph Worksheet
There are many phonetic sounds, each with its own unique sound. When two or more consonants are combined to create a new sound, it's called a digraph. Example: the sh digraph creates the /sh/ sound. Have kids look at the pictures and say the words aloud. Help them circle the images ending with /sh/, like 'wash'.
The SH Digraph Worksheet
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Missing Digraph: Part 2 Worksheet
Practice the "th" digraph with this fun worksheet from Kids Academy! See how it appears at the beginning, middle, or end of words and help learners fill in the blanks. Check if they got it right by finding the th digraph at the bottom!
Missing Digraph: Part 2 Worksheet
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Consonant Blends: "Dr" and "Tr" Printable
Pictures of the words provide a visual cue, and sound-outs help with auditory cues.
Consonant Blends: "Dr" and "Tr" Printable
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Phonics skills, particularly consonant digraphs, are essential building blocks in early literacy for children ages 7-8. Consonant digraphs are pairs of consonants that come together to make a unique sound, such as "sh," "ch," "th," or "wh." Mastery of these sounds is crucial for developing fluent reading and accurate spelling. By focusing on consonant digraphs, parents and teachers can provide children with tools to decode words more quickly and efficiently, which directly enhances reading competence.
Phonics instruction involving consonant digraphs plays a pivotal role in bridging the gap between simple phonetic awareness and complex word recognition. At ages 7-8, children are transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn. Proper understanding of digraphs can greatly expand their vocabulary and reading comprehension. It equips them with the skills needed to tackle multisyllabic and more challenging words they will encounter in higher-grade texts.
Moreover, effective phonics learning builds children's confidence and fosters a love for reading. When children easily decode words, they experience a sense of achievement that encourages more practice and enthusiasm for reading. This positive cycle contributes significantly to their overall academic success. Therefore, the attention and dedication to teaching consonant digraphs are investments in children's foundational literacy and future learning potential.
