Trigraphs
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Trigraphs: example questions & answers
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Which word has the 'igh' sound (trigraph)?
- Alunch
- Blight✓
- Clifts
- Dlends
Answer: Light has the 'igh' trigraph which makes the long 'i' sound. Lifts, lends, and lunch have short vowel sounds.
Which word has the 'igh' sound?
- Anight✓
- Bnests
- Cnecks
- Dnutty
Answer: Night has the 'igh' trigraph which makes the long 'i' sound. Nests, necks, and nutty have short vowel sounds.
Which word has the 'ear' sound like in 'fear'?
- Ahand
- Bhill
- Chear✓
- Dhunt
Answer: Hear has the 'ear' trigraph sound. Hand, hill, and hunt have short vowel sounds.
Which word has the 'ear' sound?
- Anest
- Bnods
- Cnear✓
- Dnuts
Answer: Near has the 'ear' trigraph sound. Nest, nods, and nuts have short vowel sounds.
Which word has the 'air' sound like in 'chair'?
- Ahint
- Bhops
- Chats
- Dhair✓
Answer: Hair has the 'air' trigraph sound. Hats, hint, and hops have short vowel sounds.
Which word has the 'air' sound?
- Afist
- Bfair✓
- Cfast
- Dfelt
Answer: Fair has the 'air' trigraph sound. Fist, fast, and felt have short vowel sounds.
Which word has the 'ure' sound like in 'cure'?
- Apink
- Bpure✓
- Cpest
- Dputs
Answer: Pure has the 'ure' trigraph sound. Puts, pest, and pink have different sounds.
Which word has the 'igh' sound?
- Aramps
- Brobin
- Crocks
- Dright✓
Answer: Right has the 'igh' trigraph which makes the long 'i' sound. Ramps, robin, and rocks have different sounds.
Which word has the 'igh' sound?
- Asight✓
- Bspots
- Csteps
- Dsunny
Answer: Sight has the 'igh' trigraph which makes the long 'i' sound. Spots, steps and sunny have short vowel sounds.
Which word has the 'ear' sound?
- Adear✓
- Bdent
- Cdish
- Ddust
Answer: Dear has the 'ear' trigraph sound. Dent, dish, and dust have short vowel sounds.
Which word has the 'air' sound?
- Apond
- Bpest
- Cpats
- Dpair✓
Answer: Pair has the 'air' trigraph sound. Pest, pond, and pats have short vowel sounds.
Which word has the 'igh' sound?
- Ahops
- Bhigh✓
- Chats
- Dhint
Answer: High has the 'igh' trigraph which makes the long 'i' sound. Hops, hint, and hats have short vowel sounds.
Which word has the 'ear' sound?
- Ayear✓
- Byelp
- Cyell
- Dyank
Answer: Year has the 'ear' trigraph sound. Yelp, yank and yell have a short vowel sound.
Which word has the 'air' sound?
- Acamp
- Bcats
- Ccans
- Dcare✓
Answer: Care has the 'air' sound, spelled here with 'are'. Camp, cats, and cans have short 'a' sounds.
Which word has the sounds /t/ /igh/ /t/ using the 'igh' trigraph?
- Atents
- Btight✓
- Ctrips
- Dtrust
Answer: Tight is made of the sounds /t/ /igh/ /t/, where the 'igh' trigraph makes the long 'i' sound. Tents, trips, and trust have short vowel sounds.