International Phonetic Alphabet | Digraph


What is a trigraph?
A trigraph is a group of three letters that work together to make one sound.
Trigraphs help children learn phonics, reading, and spelling skills.



Consonant Trigraphs
three consonants that make one sound.
tch | shr



Vowel Trigraphs
three letters, usually including vowels, that make one vowel sound.
igh | ear | air | ure



/eəɹ/ - /ɛɹ/
Care


/eəɹ/ - /ɛɹ/
Bear


/ɪəɹ/
Hear


/ʊəɹ/
Tour


/aʊəɹ/
Flour


/jʊəɹ/ - /jʊɹ/
Pure


/ɔːɹ/
More


/ɪəɹ/
Here


/ɛɹ/ - /ɪɹ/
Severe


/eəɹ/ - /ɛɹ/
Hair


/ɪəɹ/
Pier


/jəɹ/
Fancier


/eəɹ/
Aerial


/əʊ/ - /oʊ/
Bureau


/aɪ/
High


/tʃ/
Watch


/dʒ/
Edge


/kɹ/
Chrome


/sk/
School


/ʃ/ - /sk/
Schedule


/saɪ/
Science


/ʃ/
Conscious


/skɹ/
Scratch


/ʃɹ/
Shrimp


/spl/
Splash


/spɹ/
Spring


/skw/
Square


/stɹ/
Strong


/θɹ/
Three