English — Phonics and Spelling · Beginning-digraph sorting activity

Beginning Digraphs Sorting Activity

Sort words by their first two written letters and connect common consonant digraphs with word recognition.

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📝 Description

Beginning Digraphs Sorting Activity helps learners practise common consonant digraphs through picture-based sorting. It supports phonics, spelling, sound recognition, and English classroom revision.

📋 Instructions

Select an object, move it to the correct digraph group, and complete the sorting task within the available moves.

🎓 Learning Guide: Beginning Digraphs Sorting Activity

Learning focus: Sort words by their first two written letters and connect common consonant digraphs with word recognition.

English — Phonics and Spelling Beginning-digraph sorting activity

Learning objectives

Identify the beginning digraph in a displayed word
Sort examples under ch, sh, th, wh, kn, ph or wr
Distinguish a two-letter spelling pattern from a single letter name

Concepts and principles

A digraph is a pair of letters used together to represent a sound or spelling unit, although pronunciation can vary between words.
The category is determined by the written beginning: physics and phrase begin with ph, while python begins with py.

Examples and worked solutions

Under which beginning-digraph group should phrase be sorted?: Worked solution: ph, because the first two letters are p and h.

Try this activity

Say the first two written letters before moving an item
Place the word under the matching heading and check the feedback
Compare one pair such as write and white to see how wr and wh differ

Expected observations and explanations

Looking only at the first sound can be misleading; this task sorts by the visible beginning-letter pattern.

Assessment questions and answers

Which digraph begins the word chair?: Answer: ch.
Why does python not belong in the ph group?: Answer: It begins with the letters py, not ph.