Digraphs and Diphthongs

What is a diphthong?

• a combination of two vowels sounds blended in one syllable

• a combination of two letters representing one sound

• any part of a word

• Any word that has a silent e sound

What is a digraph?

• Any two vowels together to make one sound.

• Any two vowels in a word to make a long vowel sound.

• Any two letters in a word that make one sound.

• Any letter in a word that is in alphabetical order.

The word stay is a...

• Diphthong

• Digraph

• Both diphthong and digraph

• neither

The word sound is a ...

• Digraph

• Diphthong

The word sound is a ...

• Digraph

• Diphthong

The word chair is a...

• Diphthong

• Diphthong and digraph

• Digraph

• neither

These are examples of digraphs

• ch, sh, th, st

• oi, ae, th, ou

• ch, sh, ey, mn

• ph, ch, th, we

These are examples of diphthongs...

• ch, th,eu, op

• ai, ou, ea, oo, ee

• ou, ai, th, op

• ph, ch, oo, ui

How many digraphs are in the word phone?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 0

How many digraphs are in the word photograph?

• 1

• 0

• 5

• 2