Lesson 2
Digraph,
Trigraph And Silent Letter
Digraph
When two letters of
the alphabet combine to make one sound, they are called digraphs.
Digraph |
Sound |
Words |
sh |
ش |
Sheep, Shock, Shelf, Fish |
ch |
ک |
Chorus, mechanic |
ch |
چ |
Chop, chill, cheat, chin |
ch |
ش |
Machine, chandelier |
th |
تھ |
Thing, thin, throw |
Digraph |
Sound |
Words |
th |
د |
This, that, the, them |
gh |
ف/گھ |
Laugh, rough, ghost, cough |
ph |
ف/پھ |
Phone, photo, shepherd |
ck |
ک |
Clock, duck, truck, thick |
wh |
و |
What, where, when, why |
Trigraph
A group of three
letters which give one sound is called a trigraph. For example “tch” in the
word switch is a trigraph
Words
with “tch”
Latch, pitcher, scrutch, kitchen, butcher, watch, snatch, dispatch, pitch, ditch, scratch, sketch, dutch, matchbox, match, stitch, Ketchup, witch, hatch, fetch, bewitch |
Words
with “igh”
High, Sigh, thigh, Right, light, bright, fright, Night, flight, fight, tight, sight, height |
Silent Letters
There are some letters
which are not spoken in some words. These unspoken letters are called silent
letters.
Silent “r”
Dirty |
Flower |
Butterfly |
Bark |
Park |
Garden |
Silent “g”
Sign |
Foreign |
Reign |
Resign |
Design |
Resign |
Silent “t”
Listen |
Watch |
Fetch |
Batch |
Hatch |
Hatch |
Silent “k”
knife |
know |
knee |
knob |
knick |
knot |
Silent “s”
island |
debris |
aisle |
Silent “h”
hour |
honest |
ghost |
what |
where |
while |
Silent “b”
thumb |
doubt |
plumber |
comb |
tomb |
climb |
Silent “u”
guess |
guard |
tongue |
Silent “L”
half |
calm |
talk |
Silent “w”
write |
wrong |
wrap |
who |
whom |
whole |
Silent “n”
column |
autumn |
damn |
Silent “p”
pslam |
psychiatry |
psychology |
Silent “igh”
bright |
weight |
high |
neighbor |
fligh |
sight |
Silent “gh”
taught |
caught |
bought |
Exercise
1. What is digraph? Write two words with “ph” and
“ck” .
2. What is difference between digraph and
trigraph.
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