International Phonetic Alphabet | Digraph

What is a digraph?
➧ A digraph is a pair of two letters that work together to make one sound in a word.
➧ Learning digraphs helps children improve reading, spelling, and phonics skills.

Consonant Digraphs
➧ two consonants make one sound.
➧ sh | ch | th | wh | ph | ck | ng

Vowel Digraphs
➧ two vowels make one sound.
➧ ai | ee | oa | ea | oo | ay

Split Digraphs
➧ two vowels work together but are separated by a consonant.
➧ a_e | i_e | o_e | u_e

Beginning Digraphs
➧ digraphs at the start of a word.
➧ sh | ch | wh

Ending Digraphs
➧ digraphs at the end of a word.
➧ ck | ng | th

Homogeneous Digraphs
➧ two of the same letters make one sound.
➧ ee | oo | ll

Heterogeneous Digraphs
➧ two different letters make one sound.
➧ sh | ai | ph