Understanding Digraphs and Sounds

The video tutorial introduces digraphs, which are pairs of letters that create a single sound. It covers specific digraphs such as SH, TH, CH, PH, and WH, providing examples of words that contain these sounds. Each section explains how the individual letters combine to form a new sound, followed by examples to reinforce learning. The video concludes with a recap of the digraphs discussed.

What is a digraph?

• A single letter that makes one sound

• Two letters that make two sounds

• Two letters that make one sound

• A group of three letters that make one sound

Which of the following words contains the 'sh' sound?

• Shake

• Dog

• Tree

• Cat

What sound do the letters 's' and 'h' make when combined?

• /sh/

• /ph/

• /ch/

• /th/

Which word does not contain the 'th' sound?

• Thunder

• Thirty

• Thumb

• Cat

What sound is produced by the combination of 't' and 'h'?

• /ph/

• /ch/

• /th/

• /sh/

Which of these words contains the 'ch' sound?

• Thumb

• Chair

• Phone

• Whale

What sound do the letters 'c' and 'h' make together?

• /th/

• /ch/

• /sh/

• /ph/

Which word contains the 'ph' sound?

• Shake

• Whale

• Photo

• Cheese

What sound is created by the combination of 'p' and 'h'?

• /sh/

• /th/

• /ch/

• /ph/

Which of the following words contains the 'wh' sound?

• Chair

• Phone

• White

• Thumb