Kindergarten ending digraphs (sh, ch, th) worksheets
The two-letter teams that start words like ship and chin also close words like fish and lunch. Kindergartners listen to the end of each word and sort it by its final team.
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The kind of words you'll sort
Say each word and listen to its ending. Write it under its final sound team.
cashspeechsquishfreshsouthtorchbothmuchsmashworthmonthmarch
Columns: -sh and -ch and -th. "cash" belongs under -sh; "torch" belongs under -ch; "south" belongs under -th.
Every print pulls a fresh set of word lists at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.
What's on each sheet
- Sorting. Say each word and listen to its ending. Write it under its final sound team. 15 words per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
Ends of words are harder to hear than beginnings, so stretch them: say fi-shhhh and let your child catch the tail. Sorting aloud with an exaggerated final sound turns a subtle listening task into an easy one, and the columns do the rest.
Watch for: The same team can start one word and end another: shop and fish share the sh sound in different places. The ending is still one sound, not two; lunch ends in the single ch sound, not a c and an h.
Common questions about ending digraphs (sh, ch, th)
- Why practice digraphs at the ends of words separately?
- Because ends are harder to hear. A child who nails sh at the start of ship often misses it at the end of fish; attention fades after a word begins. Sorting by final sound trains the ear to listen all the way through, which pays off directly in spelling.
- How can I make the ending sound easier to hear?
- Stretch it: fi-shhhh, ba-thhh. Sh and th can be held as long as you like, and ch pops at the very end. Saying each word with a long tail before sorting turns the listening problem into something even a young kindergartner can catch.
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Aligned to Common Core RF.K.3. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 137, updated August 2026.
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