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consonent digraph

 

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Consonant Digraph

A consonant digraph is a combination of two consonant letters that represent a single sound.

Senses:

  1. Phonetics: A consonant digraph represents a unique sound, different from the individual sounds made by the consonant letters themselves.
  2. 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:

  1. She was thrilled to learn that the word "chop" contains a consonant digraph.
  2. "Bath" and "path" may look similar, but their pronunciation differs due to the consonant digraph "th."
  3. The children were excited to practice words with consonant digraphs during their phonics lesson.

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