Which combination is a digraph?

Which combination is a digraph?

• A. 'sh' in 'ship'
• B. 'dge' in 'badge'
• C. 'g' in 'go'
• D. 'kn' in 'knock'

Answer: (A)

A digraph is two letters that work together to make one sound. In ship, the two-letter pair "sh" produces the single sound /ʃ/ you hear at the beginning, so it fits the idea of a digraph. The sequence dge in badge uses three letters, and while it can represent a single sound in some contexts, it isn’t a two-letter combination. The single g in go is just one letter making a sound, not two letters together. The pair kn in knock is two letters, but the k is silent, so the actual sound you hear comes from the n alone; that doesn’t fit the straightforward two-letter digraph pattern as cleanly. So the two-letter combination that makes one sound is the correct digraph here.

A digraph is two letters that work together to make one sound. In ship, the two-letter pair "sh" produces the single sound /ʃ/ you hear at the beginning, so it fits the idea of a digraph.

The sequence dge in badge uses three letters, and while it can represent a single sound in some contexts, it isn’t a two-letter combination. The single g in go is just one letter making a sound, not two letters together. The pair kn in knock is two letters, but the k is silent, so the actual sound you hear comes from the n alone; that doesn’t fit the straightforward two-letter digraph pattern as cleanly.

So the two-letter combination that makes one sound is the correct digraph here.