Digraphs and Trigraphs

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is a combination of two letters that together represent one sound, such as 'sh' in 'ship'.

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What is a trigraph?

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A trigraph is a combination of three letters that together represent one sound, such as 'tch' in 'watch'.

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What sound does the digraph 'wr' make?

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The digraph 'wr' makes the sound /r/, as in 'write'.

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What sound does the digraph 'kn' make?

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The digraph 'kn' makes the sound /n/, as in 'knee'.

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What sound does the digraph 'ph' make?

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The digraph 'ph' makes the sound /f/, as in 'phone'.

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What sound does the digraph 'ch' make?

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

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What sound does the digraph '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 the digraph 'sh' make?

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

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What sound does the digraph 'wh' make?

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

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What sound does the digraph 'ck' make?

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The digraph 'ck' makes the sound /k/, as in 'duck'.