Exploring Consonant Digraphs and Blends

What is a diagraph?

• Two letters joining together to make one sound

• A single letter making a sound

• A silent letter in a word

• Three letters joining together to make one sound

What sound do the letters S and H make when joined together?

• Ch

• Th

• Sh

• Wh

Which of the following words contains the SH diagraph?

• Think

• Whale

• Chain

• Shade

What sound do the letters C and H make when joined together?

• Th

• Sh

• Wh

• Ch

What sound do the letters T and H make when joined together?

• Wh

• Th

• Ch

• Sh

Which of the following words contains the TH diagraph?

• Think

• Whale

• Shade

• Chain

What sound do the letters W and H make when joined together?

• Sh

• Ch

• Th

• Wh

What is the effect of a magic E in a word?

• It makes the consonant silent

• It adds an extra syllable

• It changes the word's meaning

• It makes the vowel say its name

What sound does the diagraph OW make?

• Ow

• O

• Ooh

• Oh

When Y comes at the end of a word, what sound does it make?

• A

• E

• I

• Y