Digraphs… Two Letters, One Sound!

Let’s start with the tricky terminology! In the world of phonics, a digraph is a two-letter combination that creates one sound. The English language consists of both consonant digraphs and vowel digraphs. Consonant digraphs can be found at the beginning or the end of a word (or anywhere in between), depending on the sound they make. Vowel digraphs are usually found in the middle of a word.

A Great Addition to Your Classroom Phonics Centers

This is a monstrous sorting activity designed for your students to use when practicing digraphs. Students will identify pictures, read words, and sort them onto the corresponding digraph monster sorting mat.

This teaching resource includes:

• 11 Consonant Digraph Sorting Mats
  • ch
  • th
  • sh
  • wh
  • ar
  • ck
  • wr
  • ph
  • ng
  • ai
• 1 Trigraph Sorting Mat
  • air
• 1 x blank monster template
• 12 x 10-word flashcards
• 12 x 5 picture flashcards
• 1 x blank flashcard template

How to use this phonics game/activity:

1. Print and laminate each of the monster posters.
2. Print, laminate, and cut out the flashcards for sorting.
3. Pick the graphemes you want to focus on and have students sort the words into the monster’s mouths.