Sound Detective Worksheet
Sound Detective Mission
20 MIN PRACTICE
Target: Consonant Digraphs (sh, ch, th, ck) & Double Letters (ll, ss, ff, zz)
Name:
Date:
My Mission Steps:
1. Sound Boxes
2. Match & Sort
3. Fill Sentences
4. Pick & Find
Part 1
Sound-Box Decoding (Elkonin Boxes)
Tip: 2 letters make 1 sound together in the shaded box!
ship
sh
i
p
3 sounds / 4 letters
buzz
b
u
zz
3 sounds / 4 letters
shell
sh
e
ll
3 sounds / 5 letters
moth
m
o
th
3 sounds / 4 letters
Part 2
Visual Picture Match & Word Sort
Read the word bank • Match to illustration • Write in the correct category
Word Bank (Look at the bold patterns):
chin
bell
thumb
cliff
shop
grass
duck
fuzz
Digraphs (sh, ch, th, ck) 4 words
Face part:
Hand finger:
Store to buy:
Water bird:
Double Letters (ll, ss, ff, zz) 4 words
Rings loud:
Steep rock:
Green lawn:
Soft & fuzzy:
Turn over for Part 3 & Part 4 →
Mission Stage 2: Decode & Solve
Cloze Sentences • Multiple Choice • Word Search Puzzle
Target Score: 80%+
Part 3
Cloze Sentence Fill-in
Read each sentence • Write the matching word on the line
shell buzz chest hall cliff
1
I found a shiny pink by the ocean waves.
2
We heard the busy honey bee in the garden flowers.
3
The pirate opened the wooden treasure with a key.
4
Walk quietly down the school to the library.
Part 4
Sound Detective Choice
Fill the bubble next to the correct answer:
1. Which word has the /sh/ sound?
ship chip whip
2. Which word has a double consonant?
path buzz rich
3. Which word ends with the /ck/ sound?
duck dust drum
Part 5
Detective Word Find
S H I P A B B U Z Z R E S H E L L L M O T H M C C L I F F H C H I N X Z
SHIP BUZZ SHELL MOTH CLIFF CHIN
How did you do?
Teacher Assessment Score: ______ / 20 Correct (______ %)
Goal Met (≥80%): YES NO