Consonant Digraphs Teaching Resources

Browse consonant digraph lists and worksheets created by Aussie teachers for teachers like you to help students build their understanding of letter-sound relationships and become confident readers.

Save time on lesson planning with resources aligned with the Australian English curriculum, including version 9!

This digraph resources collection is full of printable and digital teacher resources designed to help students recognise and identify these single-sound components of words and build their understanding of symbol-sound correspondence. Explore fun learning centre and rotation activities that are aligned with the science of reading and help your students develop strong decoding and encoding skills.

Whether you're teaching this phonics concept for the first time or the first time in a while, we know there's a lot to cover. Read on for a handy guide from the expert teachers on our team, including a look at the differences between consontant digraphs and consonant blends, plus common digraph examples you can build a lesson plan around.

What Is a Consonant Digraph?

We'll start with a definition of consonant digraph to make sure we are all on the same page!

A consonant digraph is made up of two consonants that work together to produce a single sound, such as 'ch' or 'sh.'

These pairs of letters can appear at the beginning of words, in the middle or even at the end.

Consonant Digraph vs Consonant Blend — What's the Difference?

Although consonant digraphs and blends are both made up of consonants (surprise, surprise!), these two phonics terms refer to two very different things! So what's the difference?

1. A consonant digraph brings multiple letters together to create one sound.
2. The individual letters of a consonant blend retain their own sound when pronounced.

11 Common Consonant Digraph Examples to Build Lessons Around

The activities in this collection are built around the various consonant digraphs in the English language, and you can download them all to build out your lesson and unit plans, but we didn't stop there.

We've also put together a handy list of the consonant digraphs your students will need to learn on their journey to becoming skilled readers:

1. ch
2. sh
3. th
4. wh
5. kn
6. ph
7. gh
8. ng
9. qu
10. wr
11. ck