Consonant Digraphs
Read and spell words containing consonant digraphs and less common consonant spellings (ch, sh, th, ck, tch, ng, ph, wh, k for /k/)
What a learner can do afterwards
- Read words with consonant digraphs (e.g. 'shop', 'chip', 'that')
- Identify the sound made by ph (/f/) and wh (/w/) in words
- Spell words ending in -ck (e.g. 'duck') and -tch (e.g. 'match')
The lesson
Some letters team up. Two letters together can make one sound.
Try it together
Max reads the word chip. He sees c and h together. They make one sound: /ch/.
Good to know
Ph looks strange, but it says /f/, like in photo. Wh says /w/, like in whale.
Good to know
Short words often end in ck, like duck. Words with a short vowel often use tch, like match.
Two letters can team up to make one sound, like sh, ch, or ck.
Watch it
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Then practise
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