Tricky Consonant Sounds & Digraphs
A digraph is 2 letters that make up one sound. These can include
- Consonant digraphs
- Short Vowel digraphs
- Long Vowel Digraphs
- R Controlled Vowel Digraphs and
- Tricky Consonant Digraphs
Tricky consonant sounds & digraphs can appear at the beginning, middle and/or end of words.
✅ like ‘j’ in jug, gem, bridge, sausage
✅ like ‘ch’ in chop, tree, righteous, patch
For the purpose of our sanity, when we refer to ‘digraphs’, we are also referring to any number of letters that make up one sound; including single letters, digraphs (2 letter), trigraphs (3 letters) and quadgraph (4 letters).
Our resources below help you to understand and compare all the tricky consonant sounds that make up our Aussie English language 👇
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Our CVC spelling packs make learning to read, write and spell fun and engaging and can be used in the classroom, for homeschooling or as spelling homework printables.
They are designed to help you better understand how our language is constructed and to teach tricky spelling concepts.
Stage 9 Pack: Tricky Consonant Spellings
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Stage 8 introduces R Controlled Vowel Digraphs at the beginning, middle and at the end of words and comes with loads of pictures & interactive activities to help you confidently teach these tricky vowel sounds.
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