Digraph or Blend?

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is a combination of two letters that make one sound.

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What is a blend?

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A blend is a combination of two or more letters where each letter retains its individual sound.

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Is 'wh' a digraph or a blend?

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'wh' is a digraph.

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Is 'br' a digraph or a blend?

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'br' is a blend.

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Does the word 'whale' contain a digraph or a blend?

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The word 'whale' contains a digraph.

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Does the word 'jump' contain a digraph or a blend?

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The word 'jump' contains a blend.

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Can you give an example of a digraph?

Back

An example of a digraph is 'ch' as in 'chair'.

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Can you give an example of a blend?

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An example of a blend is 'st' as in 'stop'.

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What sound does the digraph 'sh' make?

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The digraph 'sh' makes the sound /ʃ/ as in 'shoe'.

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What sound does the blend 'cl' make?

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The blend 'cl' makes the sounds /k/ and /l/ as in 'clap'.