Vocabulary : Consonant Blends, Digraphs and Diphthongs

 Levels: Standard 1 and 2

Vocabulary

Consonant Blends, Digraphs and Diphthongs

Consonant Blends: two or more consonants, when combined, creates two sounds.

Examples:
Bl - in blue and black
Cl - in clap and close
Gl - in glue and glove
Pl - in play and please
Dr - in dry and drag

Digraphs : two consonants, when combined, creates one sound.

Examples:
Ch - in chin
Sh - in ship and push
Th - in thing and this
Ng - in ring
Wh -  in when

Diphthongs: Two vowels, when combined, creates a vowel sound.

Examples:
oi - in foil
oo - in food, took and mood.