Beginning Trigraphs

Front

What is a trigraph?

Back

A trigraph is a group of three letters that together make one sound.

Front

What sound does 'str' make?

Back

The trigraph 'str' makes the sound /str/ as in 'street'.

Front

What sound does 'thr' make?

Back

The trigraph 'thr' makes the sound /θr/ as in 'three'.

Front

What sound does 'scr' make?

Back

The trigraph 'scr' makes the sound /skr/ as in 'scream'.

Front

What sound does 'spl' make?

Back

The trigraph 'spl' makes the sound /spl/ as in 'splash'.

Front

Can you give an example of a word that starts with 'str'?

Back

An example is 'strong'.

Front

Can you give an example of a word that starts with 'thr'?

Back

An example is 'throat'.

Front

Can you give an example of a word that starts with 'scr'?

Back

An example is 'scratch'.

Front

Can you give an example of a word that starts with 'spl'?

Back

An example is 'splash'.

Front

What is the first letter in the trigraph 'str'?

Back

The first letter is 's'.