Starter Picks

The Starter Picks worksheet helps students strengthen phonics and comprehension skills by selecting the correct beginning digraph to complete each sentence. Learners read each sentence carefully and choose from three digraph options, using context clues, grammar, and sound awareness to determine the best fit. By comparing similar digraphs such as sh, ch, wh, and occasionally th or ph, students build accuracy and confidence in decoding and spelling within meaningful text.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Identifying correct beginning digraphs within sentence contexts
• Contextual Reasoning: Using meaning and grammar to confirm spelling choices
• Grade-Level Alignment: Appropriate for Grades 1, 2, and 3
• Fluency Development: Increasing speed and accuracy with digraph word recognition
• Spelling Accuracy: Distinguishing between visually and phonetically similar digraphs

Teacher & Parent Features

• Integrates phonics practice with sentence-level comprehension
• Encourages comparison and elimination strategies through multiple-choice format
• Reinforces common beginning digraph patterns through repeated exposure
• Supports independent work, small-group instruction, or phonics review
• Builds confidence applying phonics knowledge in authentic reading situations

The Starter Picks worksheet effectively bridges phonics and comprehension, helping students select accurate digraph spellings while strengthening fluency and sentence-level understanding.

This worksheet is part of our Beginning Digraphs Worksheets collection.