Some of our consonants also have more than one sound. We have also
certain combinations of consonants which represent one sound. This
combination of two letters to represent one sound is called a digraph,
as _gh_, in _cough_, _ch_ in _church_. A digraph may either be a
combination of two consonants or of two vowels or of a vowel and a
consonant. The following table contains the consonants which have more
than one sound:
c--k as in _cat_
c--s as in _vice_
g--j as in _ginger_
g--_hard_ as in _go_
s--sh as in _sure_
s--zh as in _usual_
s--_soft_ as in _also_
s--z as in _does_
x--_soft_ as in _extra_
x--gz as in _exist_
The following table gives the digraphs most commonly used:
ng--as in _ring_, _tongue_
ch--as in _church_ and _much_
ch--k as in _chasm_
ch--sh as in _chagrin_
th--as in _then_, _those_
th--as in _thin_ and _worth_
ce--sh as in _ocean_
ci--sh as in _special_
dg--j as in _edge_
gh--f as in _rough_
ph--f as in _sylph_
qu--kw as in _quart_
qu--k as in _conquer_
sh--as in _shall_
si--sh as in _tension_
si--zh as in _vision_
ti--sh as in _motion_
The use of these digraphs gives us a number of additional sounds. Notice
the use of the consonants which have more than one sound and also the
digraphs in the spelling lesson for the week. Mark the consonants and
digraphs.
+Monday+
Commence
Certain
General
Gradual
Sugar
+Tuesday+
Soldier
Season
Pleasure
Exact
Exercise
+Wednesday+
Singular
Chemistry
Chapter
Machine
Changing
+Thursday+
Theory
Thither
Ocean
Racial
Budget
+Friday+
Philosophy
Enough
Quorum
Bouquet
Phonetic
+Saturday+
Permission
Asia
Attention
Marshall
Martial