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Words With CH Introduction: Cat (Kat) But City (Sit-Ee)

The letter combination "ch" can make three different sounds in the English language: 1. As in "chair" or "chicken" - the most common sound. 2. As a "k" sound in words derived from Greek, like "chemist" or "chorus". 3. As a "sh" sound in words derived from French, such as "chauffeur" or "machine". The document provides examples of words that demonstrate each of the three sounds of "ch" and short exercises for learners to practice words that follow the different pronunciation rules.

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Words With CH Introduction: Cat (Kat) But City (Sit-Ee)

The letter combination "ch" can make three different sounds in the English language: 1. As in "chair" or "chicken" - the most common sound. 2. As a "k" sound in words derived from Greek, like "chemist" or "chorus". 3. As a "sh" sound in words derived from French, such as "chauffeur" or "machine". The document provides examples of words that demonstrate each of the three sounds of "ch" and short exercises for learners to practice words that follow the different pronunciation rules.

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Words with CH

Introduction

The letter combination ch has three distinct sounds:

1.

The most usual is the way it is pronounced in words like: chair, check, chicken, chop, chuckle much, rich, such

2.

However, in words taken into English from Greek ch- sounds like k: character chemist, chorus, etc. ache, echo, school, etc.

3.

The third group, drawn from French, if written as it sounds, would be a combination of S and H as in machine (ma-sheen). In words taken into English from French, ch- sounds like sh: chef, chauffeur, chaperone, etc. machine, moustache, parachute

You dont need to remember this in order to spell the words properly but it can help to learn the same pattern of words together. (The letter C even without the H can sound either like a K or a S. It sounds like an S before E or I so you have cat (kat) but city (sit-ee).

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Exercise 1 ch saying chuh

church chairs much

choose change such

chips Charlie rich

cheek chicken chocolate

Rewrite, filling the gaps with words from the box: l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Fish and ch - - Tables and ch - - - He was left in the lurch, waiting at the ch - - ch. They both look so delicious, I don't know which to ch - - - -. I've never heard - - ch a ridiculous story. You have a terrible ch - - - to suggest such a thing. Bonnie Prince Ch - - - - -. I don't think - - ch of that idea. A ch - - - - is as good as a rest. What Id really like right now is a bar of ch - - - - - - -. All those children eat is fish fingers and ch - - - - - nuggets.

12. Sometimes it seems there is one law for the poor and one for the - - - - .

Answers to all exercises are on page 5.

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Exercise 2 CH pronounced k (Words with Greek origins)

At the start: chorus chaos chord character chemist

In the middle or end of words: headache echo mechanic Pick the word: l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Can you get this prescription filled at the ch - - - - -? He is an odd ch- - - - - - - who always seems to be alone. If the strike goes ahead, there will be ch - - - in the hospitals. Does that strike a ch - - - with you? I want you to all join in the ch - - - - of the song. I have a terrible - - - - - ch- from all the noise. He is a marvellous - - ch - - - - who can fix any car. I wish the - - ch - - - - - who designed this house had thought more about the problems of the poor housewife who would have to keep it tidy. In the empty room, our footsteps seemed to - ch - loudly. I swear Im never again getting involved in his hair-brained - ch - - - -. There were a number of boats lying at - - ch - - in the harbour. You will end up with a pain in your - - - - - ch if you eat any more of that chocolate cake.
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architect schemes

stomach anchor

9. 10. 11. 12.

Exercise 3 ch saying sh (words with French origins)

At the start of words: champagne chassis chauffeur chivalry chaperones chef

In the middle or end of words: machinists brochure moustache parachuted

Pick the word: l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I think the occasion calls for a glass of ch - - - - - - -. There is a lot of rust on the ch - - - - - of that car. The food at the hotel is famous since they got that new French ch - -. The Minister arrived in his ch - - - - - - - driven car. Most parents dont like having to act as ch - - - - - - - at teenage parties. The age of ch - - - - - - is definitely past! Sunbeam employed a large number of girls as - - ch - - - - - -. The local people heard that a plane had crashed and that the pilot had - - - - ch - - - - into the village green. He looks quite different now that he has shaved off his - - - - - - ch -. Would you ever drop into the travel agent and pick up a - - - ch - - - on holidays in Spain?

9. 10.

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Answers
Exercise 1: l. chips 7. Charlie 12. rich. 2. chairs 8. much 3. church 9. change 4. choose l0. chocolate 5. such 6. cheek 11. chicken.

Exercise 2: l. chemist 2. character 3. chaos 4. chord 5. chorus 10. schemes

6. headache 7. mechanic 8. architect 9. echo 11. anchor 12. stomach

Exercise 3 l. champagne 6. chivalry 10. brochure 2. chassis 3. chef 4. chauffeur 8. parachuted 5. chaperones 9. moustache

7. machinists

For worksheets on SCH, -TCH and CHR, etc. see the set of exercises called Triple Consonants. (Remember - the vowels are a,e,i,o,u, the other letters are consonants).

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