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Phonics Word Search
11 words · 11×11 grid
How to play: click (or tap) the first letter, drag to the last letter, then release. Words go in any direction, including backwards. Or download the PDF to solve on paper.
Find these words
In SHELL, the S and the H stop acting as two letters and make one sound together, and that pair has a name: a consonant digraph. PH is the odd one, sounding like F because it comes from Greek words once written with the letter phi, which is how PHONE and PHOTO got their spelling. Every word in this word find begins with one of five digraphs, so children can sort them by sound as they circle.
Frequently asked questions
Which digraphs are in this phonics word search?
Five: sh (SHELL, SHARK, SHEEP), ch (CHICK, CHEESE), th (THUMB, THREE), wh (WHALE, WHEEL) and ph (PHONE, PHOTO). Every word starts with one of them.
What age is it for?
Kindergarten to second grade. Common Core lists consonant digraphs as a first grade reading skill. It is set to easy, so words only run across and down; say each word aloud before circling it.
