Digraph “A consonant digraph is when two consonants come together to make one sound.”  (Students repeat this phrase from memory.)

Lesson

Rule/Generalization (found at top of page)

Script for students

(found in step 5)

Examples

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FLSZ

F,L,S. and Z are doubled after a short vowel sound.

Double /f/, /l/, /s/, or /z/ at the end of a word after a short vowel sound.

miss, class, fuzz

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-all, -oll, -ull

The vowels A, O, and U make a different sound when followed by LL.

When we see LL after the A,O, and U, we know LL may change the sound of these vowels.

fall, pull, toll

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 CK /k/

The grapheme CK spells /k/

CK only comes at the end of a word following a short vowel.

lack, pick, luck

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SH /sh/

The grapheme SH spells /sh/

SH can come at the beginning of a word, and at the end of a word.

shed, ship, shock, wish, cash

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Voice th /th/

The grapheme TH spells /th/ (voiced)

Voiced /th/ comes at the beginning of a word.

them, that, this, those,

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Unvoiced th /th/

The grapheme TH spells /th/ (unvoiced)

Unvoiced /th/ can come at the beginning of a word and at the end of a word.

Thumb, with, path

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CH /ch/

The grapheme CH spells /ch/

CH can come at the beginning of a word and at the end of a word.

chicken, such, rich

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Digraph Review 1

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WH /w/

The grapheme WH spells /w/

WH can only come at the beginning of a word

when, whip

PH /f/

The grapheme PH spells /f/

PH can come at the beginning of a word, and at the end of a word.

phone, graph

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NG /n/*

The grapheme NG spells /n/

*instead of the special character used in manual - I used red to signify the sound

The sound /n/ is usually represented by the letters NG and only come at the end of a word

ring, king, long

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N /n/*

The grapheme N spells /n/ when followed by K

The sound /n/ can also be represented by the letter N, when it is combined with a K. The sound /nk/ can only come at the end of a word.

think, pink, sunk

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Digraph Review 2