When to Use Ch and Tch?
This Generalization States That When You Hear the /Ch/ Sound at the End of a Syllable and It Is Immediately Preceded by a Short Vowel, It Is Spelled -Tch. If...
This generalization states that when you hear the /ch/ sound at the end of a syllable AND it is immediately preceded by a short vowel, it is spelled -tch. If there is a consonant or vowel team before the /ch/, it is spelled -ch. -tch will never come at the beginning of a word.
What is the rule for CH?
If the last 'ch' sound comes after a consonant, the ending is usually ch. Look at these examples – sear- ch, chur-ch. If the final 'ch' sound comes after a one-letter vowel, it is usually spelled -tch. For example: fe-tch, ca-tch, pi-tch, wa-tch, dispa-tch. If the final 'ch' sound comes after a two-letter.
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Which word ends with CH?
- stagecoach.
- wristwatch.
- cornstarch.
- hotchpotch.
- crosshatch.
- deathwatch.
- backstitch.
- whipstitch.
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