PhonicsYears 0–1Phase 3 – Remaining Letters & Digraphs

Consonant digraphs: sh, ch, th, ng

Recognise consonant digraphs sh, ch, th, ng as single phonemes; read words such as shop, chip, thin, that, ring, song

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Let's meet the sound 'sh' — it's the quiet sound you make when you want someone to be quiet! 🤫

  2. 2

    What sound does 'sh' make? 🧐

  3. 3

    Tap the letters that make the 'sh' sound to build the word 'ship'. 🚢

  4. 4

    Let's read the word 'ship' together! 🚢

  5. 5

    Now build the word 'chop' — ch says 'ch-ch-ch' like a train! 🚂

  6. 6

    Which word starts with 'th'? (th says 'th-th-th' like in 'thumb' 👍)

  7. 7

    What sound does 'ng' make at the end of 'ring'? 🔔

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