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Unit 4: Spelling the consonant digraphs, part 1

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Unit 4: Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 1

Unit StartPage 1: The consonant digraphs wh, th and chPage 2: The /w/ sound: w or wh?Course Test: The /w/ sound: w or wh?Page 4: Rules and rule breakers: wh wordsPage 5: Homophones /w/ sound words: w or whCourse Test: The /th/ sound: thPage 7: The /th/ sound: thPage 8: The /ch/ sound - is it ch or tch?Course Test: The /ch/ sound - is it ch or tch?Page 10: The /ch/ sound - is it ch or tch?Page 11: Homophones for ch and tch wordsUnit End

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Spelling the /ch/ sound

homophones - learn to spell similar sounding words Homophones from this section.

If you confuse these words the computer spellchecker will not spot your mistake -
so it is especially important to learn them.

beach - sand by the sea

beech - a tree		 Lie by the sea on the beach.

Beech trees drop their leaves.
Learning tip to help your spelling Look at the two sentences above and work out your own learning tip for beach and beech.

retch - vomiting movement

wretch - person to be pitied		 The foul smell made him retch.

The poor wretch begged for money.
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