Trigraphs: air, are, ear, ere

Front

What is a trigraph?

Back

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

Front

What sound does 'air' make?

Back

The trigraph 'air' makes the sound /ɛə/ as in 'air'.

Front

What sound does 'are' make?

Back

The trigraph 'are' makes the sound /ɑː/ as in 'are'.

Front

What sound does 'ear' make?

Back

The trigraph 'ear' makes the sound /ɪə/ as in 'ear'.

Front

What sound does 'ere' make?

Back

The trigraph 'ere' makes the sound /ɪə/ as in 'here'.

Front

Give an example of a word with the trigraph 'air'.

Back

An example is 'airplane'.

Front

Give an example of a word with the trigraph 'are'.

Back

An example is 'care'.

Front

Give an example of a word with the trigraph 'ear'.

Back

An example is 'hear'.

Front

Give an example of a word with the trigraph 'ere'.

Back

An example is 'where'.

Front

What is the meaning of 'square'?

Back

A square is a shape with four equal sides.