Digraphs

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What is a digraph?

Back

A digraph is a combination of two letters that make one sound, like 'ch' in 'chocolate'.

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What sound does 'ch' make?

Back

The digraph 'ch' makes the sound /ch/, as in 'chair'.

Front

What sound does 'sh' make?

Back

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

Front

What sound does 'th' make?

Back

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

Front

What sound does 'wh' make?

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The digraph 'wh' makes the sound /w/, as in 'whale'.

Front

Can you give an example of a word with 'ch'?

Back

Yes! An example is 'chicken'.

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Can you give an example of a word with 'sh'?

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Yes! An example is 'fish'.

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Can you give an example of a word with 'th'?

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Yes! An example is 'thumb'.

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Can you give an example of a word with 'wh'?

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Yes! An example is 'whistle'.

Front

What is the digraph in the word 'charm'?

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'ch' is the digraph in 'charm'.