Examples of 'sh', 'ch', 'th', 'wh', and 'ph' Digraphs in Sentences for Grade 3

📚 Quick Study Guide: Understanding Digraphs

• 📖 Digraphs are special pairs of two letters that work together to make a single, new sound. They don't make the sound of each letter separately!
• 🗣️ The 'sh' digraph makes the sound you hear in words like ship, fish, and wash. It's a quiet, shushing sound.
• 🗣️ The 'ch' digraph makes the sound you hear in words like chair, beach, and lunch. It's a quick, sharp sound.
• 🗣️ The 'th' digraph can make two different sounds: a soft sound like in thin, bath, and mouth (unvoiced), or a buzzing sound like in this, that, and with (voiced).
• 🗣️ The 'wh' digraph often makes a 'hw' sound, like a soft 'h' before a 'w', as in whale, what, and whisper. Sometimes it just sounds like 'w', especially in some dialects.
• 🗣️ The 'ph' digraph makes the 'f' sound, as you hear in words like phone, dolphin, and alphabet.
• 📝 Practicing these sounds in sentences helps you read and write better!

🧠 Practice Quiz: Digraph Sentences

1. "The little fish swam quickly in the clear water."
   Which word in the sentence contains the 'sh' digraph?
   
   1. little
   2. fish
   3. swam
   4. clear
2. "We ate a delicious lunch at the beach today."
   Which word has the 'ch' digraph?
   
   1. ate
   2. delicious
   3. lunch
   4. today
3. "My sister has a tiny sloth stuffed animal."
   Find the word with the 'th' digraph.
   
   1. sister
   2. tiny
   3. sloth
   4. animal
4. "The big whale splashed water high into the air."
   Identify the word with the 'wh' digraph.
   
   1. big
   2. splashed
   3. whale
   4. water
5. "I used the phone to call my friend."
   Which word contains the 'ph' digraph?
   
   1. used
   2. phone
   3. call
   4. friend
6. "The chef used a sharp knife to chop the vegetables."
   Which word has a 'ch' sound?
   
   1. chef
   2. sharp
   3. knife
   4. vegetables
7. "My brother can whistle a cheerful tune."
   Which word contains a 'wh' sound?
   
   1. brother
   2. whistle
   3. cheerful
   4. tune