CH and TCH Phonograms
The phonograms CH and TCH both represent /ch/ or /ʧ/ using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Logic of English Spelling Rule 27 tells us when to use TCH for spelling:
TCH is used only after a single vowel which says its short or broad sound.
Spelling Rule 27 does not address words where CH is used after a single short or broad vowel. Interestingly, there are only a few words where CH is used after a single vowel which says its short or broad sound:
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attach | spinach | rich | which | much | such |
However, there are many words spelled with a TCH after a single short or broad sound. These are fantastic words to add to your Spelling Journal:
TCH |
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batch | etch | itch | scratch | swatch |
botch | fetch | latch | sketch | switch |
butch | glitch | match | snatch | twitch |
catch | hatch | notch | snitch | watch |
clutch | hitch | patch | splotch | witch |
ditch | hutch | pitch | stitch | wretch |
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