Lesson 2
Digraph,
Trigraph And Silent Letter
Digraph
|
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.
