Digraphs

What are Digraphs?

A digraph is a combination of two letters that make a single sound. These shouldn’t be confused with consonant blends, where each letter makes a distinct sound rather than combining to make one sound.

Consonant Digraphs:

Consonant digraphs are groups of two consonants that make a single sound.

Examples:

sh

 she wish ship
ch chair chat catch
ng sing ring king
ck tick pluck clock
kn know knock known
ph phone phonics graph
wr wrench wreck write
th think throw through
wh when where

who

 

 Examples:

sh

 she, wish, ship
ch chair, chat, catch
ng sing, ring, king
ck tick, pluck, clock
kn know, knock, known
ph phone, phonics, graph
wr wrench, wreck,write
th think, throw, through
wh when, where,who

 

Vowel Digraphs

These are groups of two letters that make one sound, where at least one is a vowel. Vowel digraphs are typically placed in the middle of words, although this isn’t always the case.

Examples:

ow

 know snow blow
ui fruit bruise juice
oe toe goes doe
oa boat float goat
ea thread lead bread
ea read beach team
ie pie lie tie
ie field chief brief
ue glue fuel blue
oo wood flood book
ey they prey grey
ai rain pain

gain

 

Examples:

ow

 know, snow, blow
ui fruit, bruise, juice
oe toe, goes, doe
oa boat, float, goat
ea thread, lead, bread
ea read, beach, team
ie pie, lie, tie
ie field, chief, brief
ue glue, fuel, blue
oo wood, flood, book
ey they, prey, grey
ai rain, pain, gain

 

Trigraphs and Quadgraphs:

 

  • Trigraph is a single sound that is made with three letters such as
    -igh sigh high fight right might
    -ore bore tore before lore more
    -ear fear smear gear tear near
    -air fair lair chair pair hair
  • Quadgraphs is a single sound that is made with four letters such as
    -ough cough bough through
    -augh laugh naught caught
    -eight eight height weight

Trigraphs and Quadgraphs:

  • Trigraph is a single sound that is made with three letters such as
    -igh sigh, high, fight, right, might
    -ore bore,tore, before, lore, more
    -ear fear, smear, gear, tear, near
    -air fair, lair, chair, pair, hair

  • Quadgraphs is a single sound that is made with four letters such as
    -ough cough, bough, through
    -augh laugh, naught, caught
    -eight eight, height, weight

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