Spelling the /ch/ sound - is it ch or tch?
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The /ch/ sound is usually spelled with the letters ch.
Sometimes, the /ch/ sound is spelled with the letters tch.
This happens if they come straight after a short vowel. |
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Remember, short vowels are the sounds you hear at the start of these words: |
alligator
elephant
insect
octopus
umbrella
Read these aloud and listen to the /ch/ sound.
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chair |
match |
chain
charm
chat
cheap
cheese
cherry
chess
chicken
children
chips
chop
choose
church |
beech (tree)
beach(sea)
bench
bunch
coach
French
lunch
march
perch
speech
teacher
torch
winch |
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catch
hatch
latch
snatch
watch
stretch
hitch
witch
stitch |
notch
crotch
Scotch
hitch
crutch
clutch
kitchen
butcher
hatchet
ketchup |
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These four words have short
vowels but do NOT have tch, just ch: |
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