Digraphs ch, sh, th, and wh

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is a combination of two letters that make one sound, like 'ch', 'sh', 'th', and 'wh'.

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What sound does 'ch' make?

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

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What sound does 'sh' make?

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

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What sound does 'th' make?

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The digraph 'th' can make two sounds: /θ/ as in 'think' and /ð/ as in 'this'.

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What sound does 'wh' make?

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

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Give an example of a word with 'ch'.

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An example is 'chocolate'.

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Give an example of a word with 'sh'.

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An example is 'fish'.

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Give an example of a word with 'th'.

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An example is 'bath'.

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Give an example of a word with 'wh'.

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An example is 'whistle'.

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How do you spell the sound /ch/?

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You spell it 'ch'.