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What is a consonant cluster? |
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A consonant cluster is a group or sequence of consonants that appear together in a syllable without a vowel between them. | |
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It is important to distinguish between consonant clusters and digraphs with which they are often confused. In contrast to a consonant cluster, a digraph is a group of two or more symbols which really stand for just one sound (usually a consonant). | |
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In the word chat, the letters c and h appear contiguously but are not a consonant cluster, even though both are separate consonants in other contexts (cat; hat). In this instance, ch is a digraph because the ch sequence represents a single sound in the underlying English sound system. | |
| Examples | |
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Here are some examples of consonant clusters: | |
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