Digraphs

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is a combination of two letters that together represent one sound, such as 'ch', 'sh', 'th', and 'wh'.

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What sound does the digraph 'ch' make?

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The digraph 'ch' makes the sound /ch/ as in 'chocolate'.

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What sound does the digraph 'sh' make?

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

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What sound does the digraph 'th' make?

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

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What sound does the digraph 'wh' make?

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

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Give an example of a word with the 'ch' digraph.

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An example of a word with the 'ch' digraph is 'chair'.

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Give an example of a word with the 'sh' digraph.

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

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Give an example of a word with the 'th' digraph.

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

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Give an example of a word with the 'wh' digraph.

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An example of a word with the 'wh' digraph is 'whistle'.

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What is the purpose of using digraphs in English?

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Digraphs help to represent specific sounds in words, making pronunciation clearer.