Consonant Digraphs (sh, th, ng)

A consonant digraph is a combination of two consonants that together make one sound, such as 'sh', 'th', and 'ng'.

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

The 'th' digraph can make two sounds: /θ/ as in 'think' and /ð/ as in 'this'.

The 'ng' digraph makes the sound /ŋ/, as in 'sing'.

An example of a word with the 'sh' digraph is 'fish'.

An example of a word with the 'th' digraph is 'bath'.

An example of a word with the 'ng' digraph is 'ring'.

The digraph in the word 'chop' is 'ch'.

Consonant digraphs make one sound.

Yes, 'ship' is a word that starts with 'sh'.