What is a digraph?

A digraph is a pair of letters that spell a single sound. In 'ship', the letters s and h make one sound, 'sh'. Other common digraphs are ch, th, ck and ee. A digraph can be two consonants or two vowels.

Examples

• sh in ship.
• ch in chair.
• ee in tree.

Quick facts

• 'Di' means two, so a digraph is two letters making one sound.
• A trigraph is three letters making one sound, like 'igh' in night.