Consonant Digraph 'SH'
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What Are Consonant Digraphs? SH

      Consonants are all the letters that are not vowels.

Key Point:

      Consonant digraphs are two consonants that make a single sound.

Key Point:

Ship 🛳

'sh' is a digraph!

You won't hear the individual sounds of the letters in a digraph. 

In this lesson, let's learn about the consonant digraph sh.

Digraph 'sh'

Key Point:      The consonant digraph 'sh' makes the /sh/ sound.

It's like the sound when you shush someone. 🙊

The /sh/ sound can be found at the beginning, middle, or ending of a word.

shadow
shipwreck
shoelace
shoulder
shovel
shyness
accomplish
flash
smash
sheepish

Tip: Not all words with the /sh/ sound are spelled with 'sh'.

For example:

measure
sugar
mention
machine
special

👉 's', 'ti', 'ch', and 'ci' can also make the /sh/ sound.

Tip: There are times when 's' and 'h' don't make the /sh/ sound, even if they are placed next to each other.

This happens when they appear in separate syllables.

Here are some examples:

mishap
mishandle
dishonor
dishonest

Great job learning how to spell words with the consonant digraph 'sh'.

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