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I'm not 100% sure and am happy to be corrected, but this is my understanding of it: Blends are combinations of consonants where you can still hear the two separate sounds, eg. br, cr, pl. This seems counterintuitive to me, as 'blend' implies that you mixing something together so that it is indistinguishable, but apparently that's what a blend is. Digraphs are where two letters are used to represent a single sound - sh, th, wh, ch.

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What is a consonant digraph?

Two consonants that blend together and lose their own individual sounds and create a new unique sound. for example: ch, sh, th chair, shape, though


What do you call the pH sound?

A digraph. A digraph is when two consonants make one sound. "Ch," "sh," and "th" are other examples.


What are examples of digraph?

Write sentences using digraphs.


The shr and sion which is not a consonant blend?

A consonant blend is self-explanitory, it is a series of consanants that are pronounced all together, so 'shr' is a consonant blend, 'sion' is not a consonant blend.


What letters can be a consonant blend?

There are many letters than can be put into a consonant blend. There are 2 types of blends, the beginning blend and the ending blend. Many consonants can be put into both blends. Some consonants like Q, W can only be put in a beginning blend, but not the ending blend. Some consonants like J, V, X can only be put into an ending blend, but not the beginning blend. Some consonants like H, Y can't be put into a consonant blend and can only be an individual consonant. The H and Y also can only start a certain syllable, and they can't really end a certain syllable. With the unblended consonants, they make some fun tricks them. With the H, they use it to form a consonant digraph, which are when 2 consonants combine together to make one new sound like in a hybrid bond like CH, the unvoiced J sound, SH, the deeper S sound, etc. Consonant digraphs can be called the "H-brothers" because they often use an H. With the Y, they sometimes use it to behave like a vowel, so Y is a semi-vowel. The other reason that they use Y as a semi-vowel is because there's only quite a few words that contains Y, typically starting with Y. If Y begins a word or a certain syllable, it's a consonant but if Y is through a certain syllable, it ends a word or a certain syllable, then it's a vowel.

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Is blend a digraph or blend?

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Does the word block contain an ending blend or a digraph?

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What is the digraph blend of quilt?

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Is loft a blend or digraph?

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Does the word wholly contain a beginning blend or a digraph?

The word "wholly" contains a beginning digraph "wh" which creates a /hw/ sound, rather than a blend.


Does the word stove contain digraph or blend?

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Is clearance a blend or digraph?

"Clearance" contains a blend. The "cl" at the beginning of the word is a consonant blend, where two consonants are pronounced together without losing their individual sounds. A digraph, on the other hand, consists of two letters that combine to make one sound, like "ch" in "chat." Therefore, "clearance" includes a blend, not a digraph.


Does this word contain a beginning blend or a digraph sentence?

A beginning blend consists of two consonants blended together at the beginning of a word, such as "bl" in "blend." A digraph is two consonants that make a single sound, such as "ch" in "chat."


Does the word prince contain a beginning blend or a digraph?

no it dos not


Does chaplain contain a beginning blend or a digraph?

The word "chaplain" contains a beginning blend. The "ch" in "chaplain" represents a consonant blend, where two sounds are combined, producing a distinctive sound at the beginning of the word. A digraph, on the other hand, consists of two letters that together make a single sound, like "sh" or "th." In this case, "ch" is a blend, not a digraph.


Does world contain an ending blend or a digraph?

In linguistics, a blend combines parts of two words, while a digraph consists of two letters that represent a single sound. The word "world" contains a digraph, as the "rl" represents a specific sound combination in the pronunciation. However, it does not contain an ending blend, as blends typically involve consonant clusters at the beginning or middle of words rather than at the end. So, "world" primarily features a digraph rather than an ending blend.