what is the difference between a vowel pair and a vowel digraph?

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what is the difference between a vowel pair and a vowel digraph?

2007-03-20 13:30:57 · 2 answers · asked by hannah montana 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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A vowel digraph is also called a glide. This is when a sound is made by starting with one vowel and ending with another. ie. o-ooh = owe... ah-y = aye/I/eye ... oh-er/ore. The word digraph consists of the prefix di=2 graph=symbols/letters therefore digraph means two vowels together forming one sound.

2007-03-20 14:47:29 · answer #1 · answered by Just Me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

There doesn't seem to be any difference: Vowel Pair or Digraph: refers to pairs of vowels appearing together in a word. Common long vowel diagraphs are ai, ay, ee, ea, igh, and oa.

2007-03-20 20:47:14 · answer #2 · answered by sharon b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋