Spell words with digraphs and blends
~8 min
In chop, ch is one sound at the start. In frog, fr is a blend with two sounds.
Identifying Digraphs and Blends
Listen for the first sound chunk.
Word: chop
sound 1ch
sound 2o
sound 3p
A digraph is two letters that make one new sound, like 'ch' in chop. A blend is two letters where you can hear both sounds, like 'fr' in frog.
💡 Say the word slowly and listen: if the two letters melt into one sound, it is a digraph!