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Consonant Digraph
A consonant digraph is a combination of two consonant letters that represent a single sound.
Senses:
- Phonetics: A consonant digraph represents a unique sound, different from the individual sounds made by the consonant letters themselves.
- Linguistics: In written language, a consonant digraph is represented by a sequence of two consonant letters.
Examples:
Here are some examples of consonant digraphs:
- Ch: In the word "chat," the consonant digraph "ch" represents the sound /ch/.
- Th: In the word "thin," the consonant digraph "th" represents the sound /θ/.
- Ph: In the word "phone," the consonant digraph "ph" represents the sound /f/.
- Nk: In the word "sink," the consonant digraph "nk" represents the sound /ŋk/.
Sample Sentences:
- She was thrilled to learn that the word "chop" contains a consonant digraph.
- "Bath" and "path" may look similar, but their pronunciation differs due to the consonant digraph "th."
- The children were excited to practice words with consonant digraphs during their phonics lesson.
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