What are the sounds sh ch th called?
Digraphs
When two letters come together to make one sound, they are called a digraph. Download our Common Digraphs: sh, ch, th, wh, ck activity below. This activity outlines common consonant digraphs, with example words using them as beginning sounds and ending sounds.
What is ch and SH sound?
The sh sound is an unvoiced consonant made by the sound of the air coming out of your mouth. To make the sh sound, you close your teeth , put your lips forward and your tongue is toward the front of your mouth. The ch sound is also a voiceless consonant made by the sound of the constricted air coming out.
What are th ch?
Just like ‘sh’ and ‘ch’, ‘th’ is a consonant digraph that makes just one sound. the they them there three mother father brother both.
What is the sound of th?
In English, the digraph ⟨th⟩ represents in most cases one of two different phonemes: the voiced dental fricative /ð/ (as in this) and the voiceless dental fricative /θ/ (thing). More rarely, it can stand for /t/ (Thailand, Thames) or the cluster /tθ/ (eighth).
Why is ch pronounced sh?
The “ch” words with the k sound are derived from classical Greek, while the “ch” words with the sh sound come from modern French. It was used in words from Old French that were already spelled with “ch,” as well in Old English words pronounced with tch and formerly spelled with “c.”
Is Ch a digraph?
A digraph is two letters that combine together to correspond to one sound (phoneme). Examples of consonant digraphs are ‘ch, sh, th, ng’.
What are the 44 sounds in phonics?
Consonants
| Phoneme | IPA Symbol | Graphemes |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | g | g, gg, gh,gu,gue |
| 5 | h | h, wh |
| 6 | dʒ | j, ge, g, dge, di, gg |
| 7 | k | k, c, ch, cc, lk, qu ,q(u), ck, x |
Are Trigraphs?
A trigraph is a single sound that is represented by three letters, for example: In the word ‘match’, the three letters ‘tch’ at the end make only one sound.
What words have sh in them?
10-letter words that start with sh. shortening. shopkeeper. shoestring. shortbread. shrewdness. shearwater. showerhead.
What words start with SH?
13-letter words that start with sh. sharpshooting. sheepshearing. sheepshearers. shellcrackers. shepherdesses. sharpshooters. sheepherdings.
What words have ch in them?
20 letter words containing ch. hypercholesterolemia. acetylcholinesterase. iodochlorhydroxyquin. immunohistochemistry. lipochondrodystrophy. decholesterolization.
What is the pronunciation of Ch?
In English, ch is most commonly pronounced as [tʃ], as in chalk, cheese, cherry, church, much, etc. Ch can also be pronounced as [k], as in ache, choir, school and stomach. Most words with this pronunciation of ch find their origin in Greek words with the letter chi, like mechanics, chemistry and character.