Digraphs and Blends Worksheets | Word Mapping

More about this resource...

Learning digraphs and beginning blends doesn’t have to be tricky! Phonics word mapping helps your students connect sounds to letters. These digraphs and blends practice worksheets include a variety of ways to work with beginning and ending digraphs and beginning blends.

These I Know Digraphs and Blends Words worksheets are aligned with research from the science of reading and based on best practices.

All words included follow these patterns: CCVC, CVCC, CCVCe, CCVCC. There are no vowel teams or diphthongs included.

How to use these digraphs and blends worksheets:

1. Students will say the word.
2. They will tap the sounds in the word.
3. They will map the words, using their finger to “push” the sounds up into the sound boxes.
4. They will map the word, writing a phoneme in each sound box. If multiple letters make a sound, they will share a sound box (b – ea – ch).
5. They will write the words.
6. They will use the letter tiles to build the words.
7. They will write a sentence and illustrate.

This set covers the following digraphs and beginning blends:

• Beginning sh worksheets
• Beginning ch worksheets
• Beginning th worksheets
• Beginning wh worksheets
• Beginning kn worksheets
• Beginning wr worksheets
• Beginning qu worksheets
• Ending th worksheets
• Ending sh worksheets
• Ending ck worksheets
• Ending ch worksheets
• Ending ng worksheets
• L blends worksheets
• R blends worksheets
• S blends worksheets

How can I use these digraphs and blends word worksheets in the classroom? You can use these digraphs and beginning blends worksheets as independent practice, as a small group warm up, as a follow up to your phonics lessons, or as morning work!