WordSounds (Sound Boxes)PositionVisual Asset
chin
chin
Initial (Beginning)✓ Illustrated
chip
chip
Initial (Beginning)✓ Illustrated
chat
chat
Initial (Beginning)✓ Illustrated
chop
chop
Initial (Beginning)✓ Illustrated
bench
bench
Final (Ending)✓ Illustrated
lunch
lunch
Final (Ending)✓ Illustrated
which
which
Final (Ending)Text Only

How to Use This Word List

1. Digraph Isolation:

Have the child identify whether the /tʃ/ sound comes at the beginning (chin, chip, chat, chop) or at the end (bench, lunch, which).

2. Segmenting into Boxes:

Tap each sound box while saying the sound: /ch/ ... /i/ ... /n/. Notice that ch fills only one box!

3. Blending to Read:

Blend the phonemes smoothly to read the whole word with confidence.

Interactive Sound Box Cards

Review each word with sound-box cards on screen before printing.

Illustration of chin
chin
4 letters • 3 sounds
ch/tʃ/
i/ɪ/
n/n/
Illustration of chip
chip
4 letters • 3 sounds
ch/tʃ/
i/ɪ/
p/p/
Illustration of chat
chat
4 letters • 3 sounds
ch/tʃ/
a/æ/
t/t/
Illustration of chop
chop
4 letters • 3 sounds
ch/tʃ/
o/ɑ/
p/p/
Illustration of bench
bench
5 letters • 4 sounds
b/b/
e/ɛ/
n/n/
ch/tʃ/
Illustration of lunch
lunch
5 letters • 4 sounds
l/l/
u/ʌ/
n/n/
ch/tʃ/
which
5 letters • 3 sounds
wh/w/
i/ɪ/
ch/tʃ/