Digraphs/Trigraphs

Front

What is a digraph?

Back

A digraph is a combination of two letters that together make one sound, like 'sh' in 'ship'.

Front

What is a trigraph?

Back

A trigraph is a group of three letters that together make one sound, like 'tch' in 'watch'.

Front

Give an example of a digraph.

Back

'th' as in 'this'.

Front

What sound does the digraph 'wh' make?

Back

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

Front

What sound does the digraph 'sh' make?

Back

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

Front

What sound does the digraph 'ch' make?

Back

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

Front

What is the digraph in the word 'think'?

Back

The digraph is 'th'.

Front

What is the digraph in the word 'photo'?

Back

The digraph is 'ph'.

Front

What is the difference between a digraph and a trigraph?

Back

A digraph has two letters making one sound, while a trigraph has three letters making one sound.

Front

What is an example of a trigraph?

Back

'igh' as in 'high'.