digraph
digraph — 名詞
- digraphsingular
- digraphsplural
1. a pair of letters that represents a single sound when spoken, instead of each le
二合字母
兩個字母合併代表一個音
a pair of letters that represents a single sound when spoken, instead of each letter making its own separate sound
Nila learned in class that 's-h' make the 'sh' sound — that is a digraph.
Nila 在課堂上學到，'s-h' 合在一起發出 'sh' 的音——這就是二合字母。
digraph defined by example: 'sh'
Kofi struggled to hear that 'th' in 'feather' is one digraph, not two separate sounds.
Kofi 很難聽出 'feather' 中的 'th' 是單一的二合字母，而不是兩個分開的音。
The word 'boat' contains a vowel digraph because 'o-a' together make one sound.
'boat' 這個字包含一個母音二合字母，因為 'o-a' 合在一起發出一個音。
Salma explained that 'ph' is a digraph, pronounced like 'f' in words such as 'phone'.
Salma 解釋說 'ph' 是一個二合字母，在像 'phone' 這樣的字中發 'f' 的音。
文法句型
digraph + of + letters
adjective + digraph
用法筆記
Commonly taught in phonics and early reading instruction. A digraph may consist of two vowels (e.g. 'ea' in 'bread') or two consonants (e.g. 'sh' in 'shoe'). Do not confuse with a blend (e.g. 'st' in 'stop'), where each letter keeps its own sound.