Ending Digraphs (sh, ch, th) Worksheets
First graders read and spell words that end in sh, ch, and th: brush, branch, tooth. Hearing the final digraph is what stops the classic spelling losses (bruch for brush), and sorting keeps ear and eye working together where words end.
By grade
What students need to know
Letter teams work at the ends of words too: fish ends in sh, lunch ends in ch, bath ends in th.
This skill runs from kindergarten through 1st grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Ending Digraphs (sh, ch, th) across the grades
Kindergarten
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, stretching the same digraph skill to a new position.
1st Grade
First graders read and spell words that end in sh, ch, and th: brush, branch, tooth. Hearing the final digraph is what stops the classic spelling losses (bruch for brush), and sorting keeps ear and eye working together where words end.