Which statement best describes a consonant digraph?

Which statement best describes a consonant digraph?

• A. It forms a new sound
• B. It keeps the letters' original sounds when blended
• C. It is a vowel pair
• D. It is never used at the end of a word

Answer: (A)

Two consonants working together to produce one sound is what a consonant digraph is. When you see two letters side by side like sh, ch, ph, th, or ng, they act as a single sound that isn’t the same as either letter’s individual sounds. For example, sh sounds like /ʃ/ as in ship, ch sounds like /tʃ/ as in chair, ph represents /f/ as in phone, th can be /θ/ as in thin or /ð/ as in then, and ng sounds like /ŋ/ as in king. This is different from consonant blends, where you hear both sounds in order, as in bl or str. Digraphs can appear anywhere in a word, including at the end, such as sh in wish or th in with.

Two consonants working together to produce one sound is what a consonant digraph is. When you see two letters side by side like sh, ch, ph, th, or ng, they act as a single sound that isn’t the same as either letter’s individual sounds. For example, sh sounds like /ʃ/ as in ship, ch sounds like /tʃ/ as in chair, ph represents /f/ as in phone, th can be /θ/ as in thin or /ð/ as in then, and ng sounds like /ŋ/ as in king. This is different from consonant blends, where you hear both sounds in order, as in bl or str. Digraphs can appear anywhere in a word, including at the end, such as sh in wish or th in with.