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1.Diagraph (consonant and vowel diagraph)

2. List all the consonant diagraphs
3. List all the vowel diagraph

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1. Diagraph (Consonant and Vowel Diagraph)

A diagraph is a pair of characters that together represent a single sound (or phoneme). There are two main types of diagraphs: consonant diagraphs and vowel diagraphs.

2. List of Consonant Diagraphs

Here are the common consonant diagraphs in English:

  1. ch (as in "chocolate")
  2. sh (as in "shoe")
  3. th (as in "this" or "think")
  4. ph (as in "phone")
  5. wh (as in "whistle")
  6. ng (as in "sing")
  7. ck (as in "back")
  8. qu (as in "quick")
  9. sc (as in "scarf")
  10. sk (as in "skirt")
  11. sm (as in "smile")
  12. sn (as in "snake")
  13. sp (as in "spoon")
  14. st (as in "stop")

3. List of Vowel Diagraphs

Here are the common vowel diagraphs in English:

  1. ai (as in "rain")
  2. ay (as in "play")
  3. ee (as in "see")
  4. ea (as in "bread" or "team")
  5. oa (as in "boat")
  6. ow (as in "cow" or "snow")
  7. oo (as in "moon" or "book")
  8. au (as in "autumn")
  9. aw (as in "saw")
  10. ui (as in "fruit")
  11. ei (as in "vein")
  12. eu (as in "neutron")

This list may vary slightly based on different educational approaches or accents, but these are the most commonly recognized consonant and vowel diagraphs in English.