En anglais

Trigraphs: three letters, one sound

Langue et littérature · Phonétique et lecture de mots de l'anglais · de 5 à 6 ans

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Which of these is a trigraph?
- sh
- igh
- ch
Which word has a trigraph?
- night
- cat
- sun
A trigraph is three letters that make one single sound.
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What sound do the three letters 'igh' make in 'light'?
- One sound, like 'eye'
- Three separate sounds: i, g, h
- The sound 'sh'
Which word rhymes with 'chair'?
- bear
- hear
- cat
The word 'square' has the /air/ sound.
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Sam says the sounds f, air. Which word is he reading?
- far
- fair
- fat
Ben is writing 'near'. He has written 'n'. Which letters finish the word?
- air
- igh
- ear
Which word has the same three-letter team as 'chair'?
- bare
- hair
- cheer
Which word has the same 'ear' sound as 'bear'?
- dear
- pear
- fear

Corrigé

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igh · Only 'igh' has three letters making one sound. 'Sh' and 'ch' have two letters.
night · 'Night' has the trigraph 'igh'. Those three letters make one sound.
Vrai · That is exactly what a trigraph is: three letters, one sound.
One sound, like 'eye' · 'igh' is a trigraph. All three letters together make one sound.
bear · 'Bear' and 'chair' both say /air/. 'Hear' sounds different, like /eer/.
Vrai · Square ends in the letters a-r-e, which say air.
fair · F and air blended together make the word fair.
ear · Near is n plus ear. The eer sound is spelled e-a-r.
hair · Chair and hair both use the team a-i-r. Bare uses a-r-e, even though it sounds the same.
pear · Bear and pear both say air. Dear and fear say eer.