Consonant Combinations Study Guide  based on 4 ratings Updated
on Sep 28, 2011   In this lesson you'll learn about consonant
combinations and silent consonants.  CONSONANT COMBINATIONS CAN
BE very confusing. There are no hard-and-fast rules for the
combinations. The best way to learn how to spell words with
tricky combinations is to memorize them. There are ways to make
the memorization easier, however.  Digraphs and Trigraphs   Many
consonant combinations—called digraphs and trigraphs— are
pronounced as one sound. Digraphs are two-letter combinations
and trigraphs are three-letter combinations pronounced as one
sound. Let's take a look at the most common digraphs and
trigraphs. The sound that each makes is noted in parentheses.
Consonant Combinations  As you can see, some of these
combinations create sounds that are quite different from the way
they look. In fact, some of the combinations are pretty strange!
The combination mb, for instance, can be tough to remember
because the b is completely silent. A wor