Year 1Consonant digraphs
sh words
The letters 's' and 'h' work together to make the /sh/ sound.
sh/sh/ as in ship
Words with sh
Tap a word to see its sounds and hear it.
sh at the start
sh in the middle
sh at the end
Read sh in a sentence.
Every sentence is checked against the sound.
- 1The fish is on the ship.
- 2A shell is in the shop.
- 3The dish is in the shed.
- 4I wish for a big fish.
How to teach sh
- Introduce the consonant digraph. Explain that a digraph is two letters that work together to represent a sound.
- Model the target phoneme three times.
- Students repeat.
- Check articulation and correct mouth placement.
- Identify the target phoneme in the example words.
Other ways to spell /sh/
- ch
- ss
Decodable stories with sh.
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Make a whole sh lesson.
Slides, words and sentences, matched to the sounds your class has learned.