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Two letters, one sound: ch, sh, th
I can read two letters as one sound.
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Years 1 and 2 · English
Two letters, one sound: ch, sh, th: I can read two letters as one sound.
Here is a fish. Listen to the sounds in fish.
/f/ /i/ /sh/
fish! The letters s and h make one sound.
Picture: Sound tiles f, i and sh blend into the word "fish", with a picture of a fish.
Here is the word chin. Touch your chin!
/ch/ /i/ /n/
chin! The letters c and h make one sound.
Picture: Sound tiles ch, i and n blend into the word "chin".
Your turn: Here is the word ship. Tap the two letters that make /sh/.
Picture: Sound tiles sh, i and p blend into the word "ship".
Tap the right part of the picture.
Answer
The answer: sh
The letters s and h make /sh/. Ship!
Words to know
- digraph:
- Two letters that make one sound.
- blend:
- Push the sounds together to say the word.
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