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Phonics: Consonant Trigraph dge

Work on the consonant trigraph dge with these printable worksheets. Words include bridge, dodge, badge, ledge, edge, and more.

phonics dge Worksheets

Cut-and-Glue Activities

Cut along the dotted lines of 6 -dge words. Use glue to label the pictures with the correct word.
1st and 2nd Grades
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Color, cut, and glue or staple to put together this quick trigraph resource. It models the spelling pattern with example words dodge, bridge, hedge, and nudge.
1st and 2nd Grades
Use trigraph words to complete the sentences in this phonics minibook. Color in the pictures, cut, and assemble to make a fun reference material.
1st and 2nd Grades
Cut out the letter squares and glue them in the correct order to spell the words pledge and nudge. Don't forget to color too!
1st and 2nd Grades
Color the gavel-raising judge and the police badge. Then spell the words by gluing each letter in the correct box.
1st and 2nd Grades
Sort eight pictures into "-dge words" and "other words." Pictures represent these words: badge, pledge, witch, bridge, bed, giraffe, judge and mug.
1st and 2nd Grades
In this advanced sort, students must pick out the -dge words from others with more similar-sounding endings: cage, orange, sponge, and stage.
1st and 2nd Grades
Assign or let students pick their favorite of 8 pictures. Color the pennants, spell the dge trigraph words, then use string and tape to display your classroom creation!
1st and 2nd Grades

Worksheets

Which of the nine pictures use the consonant trigraph dge? Color only the pictures that do! Ignore distractors like orange and egg.
1st and 2nd Grades
Practice handwriting six words that use the dge consonant trigraph. Color the pictures of a table edge, police badge, lodge, fridge, hedge, and friends nudging each other, and write the words on the primary lines below.
1st and 2nd Grades
An illustrated word bank helps students complete 4 fill-in-the-blank sentences, such as, "Can you ___ a ball?" and "I know the words to the ___."
1st and 2nd Grades
Write the missing -dge word in each sentence. A word bank lists the eight possible words, from wedge to porridge.
1st and 2nd Grades
Pair pictures depicting words that use the complex consonant spelling dge and the printed words themselves by drawing lines.
1st and 2nd Grades
Color in the -dge pictures, trace the four words, and then write the words without tracing.
1st and 2nd Grades
The words edge, judge, lodge, and bridge are each missing one or more letters. Students will use their knowledge of short vowel sounds and consonant spelling patterns to fill in the blanks, then rewrite the full words.
1st and 2nd Grades
Use this brainstorming graphic organizer to come up with common -dge words. Three picture hints help get kids started!
1st and 2nd Grades
Write as many -dge words as you can think of! This printable template has 8 spaces for recording ideas.
1st and 2nd Grades

Anchor Chart

Students can refer to this dge anchor chart to master the trigraph pattern. Illustrations depict model words edge, bridge, badge, dodge, judge, pledge, hedge, and lodge.
1st and 2nd Grades

Games and Learning Centers

There are many ways to use these game cards. Kids can color in the picture cards, match -dge pictures with printed words, practice filling in the missing word beginnings, and more.
1st and 2nd Grades
Challenge your learners to use the cut-out words to create as many sentences as possible, all of which should contain a -dge word. Don't forget the capital letter and ending punctuation!
1st and 2nd Grades
Use stamps and ink to spell out the words wedge, lodge, ridge, badge, and fudge.
1st and 2nd Grades

Flashcards, Sliders, and Word Wheels

Students will love using this purple, 18-card set to practice words containing the dge trigraph, such as smudge, ledge, fridge, budge, and more.
1st and 2nd Grades
Cut out the adorable hedgehog-shaped word slider and insert the strip of word beginnings. Practice reading the -dge trigraph words edge, bridge, smudge, hedge, lodge, badge, judge, pledge, dodge, and nudge.
1st and 2nd Grades
For tactile learners, nothing beats a word wheel! Cut out both pieces on the dotted lines and use a fastener in the middle. Spin the wheel and read the combinations of word beginnings with the dge ending.
1st and 2nd Grades

See Also:

Phonics Worksheets

Review consonant and vowel digraphs, diphthongs, two- and three-letter blends, and more with the worksheets and crafts linked on our phonics page.

Consonant Trigraph: tch

The /ch/-sounding tch appears at the end of syllables and is the other English consonant trigraph. Learn all about this common spelling pattern and practice it with these fun activities.

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