1st Grade Consonant Digraph Spelling Puzzles

These consonant digraph spelling puzzles are a great resource for students to practice consonant digraphs without a boring spelling drill. The cut-and-paste format and the hands-on puzzle pieces give students two different ways to practice reading words with consonant digraphs.

What’s Included In The Consonant Digraph Spelling Puzzles

• 4 Cut-and-paste worksheets. There is one worksheet for the consonant digraphs: ch, -ck, sh, th
• 64 Consonant digraph puzzle pieces. Students match the consonant digraph word to a picture.

Puzzle words include: chest, chair, chain, chalk, witch, watch, peach, bench, shark, shirt, shell, sheep, fish, dish, cash, bush, duck clock, chick, brick, truck, sock, sick, lock, thumb, three, throne, thorn, bath, math, moth, sloth

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Standards

This resource covers the following standards:

RF.1.2.b
Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
RF.1.2.c
Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
RF.1.2.d
Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).
RF.1.3.a
Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.
RF.1.3.b
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

Quick Tips For Your Classroom

• Laminate puzzle pieces for repeated use year after year.
• Use the cut-and-paste sheets for morning work or early finisher activities.
• Pair students for a partner matching activity at your spelling center.
• Use the worksheets as a quick formative check before moving to the next spelling skill.
• Number the backs of puzzle pieces so students can self-check their matches.

How To Get The Most Out Of The Consonant Digraph Spelling Puzzles

Whole Class: Print the worksheets and use them for consonant digraph review, early finishers, or homework assignments
Independent Work or Spelling Centers: Print, cut, and laminate puzzle pieces. Store in a task box or baggie and keep at your spelling center

Replace rote spelling drills with these consonant digraph spelling puzzles. Your students will love matching the puzzle pieces together and doing the cut-and-paste puzzle worksheets.

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