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CH sound: two letters, one sound in chip

In chip, the two letters ch work together to represent the sound /tʃ/. Listen to the recording used by the English game. It is different from /ʃ/, the sh sound in ship.

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INSIDE THE ENGLISH GAMEThe English two-letter sound game, with ch, th and ng to choose from
The English two-letter sound game, with ch, th and ng to choose from

Listen to /tʃ/

The sound in chip, from the English game. Written form: ch.

Find this sound in its first listening activity ↗

Two letters working together

A pair of letters representing one sound is often called a digraph. For this activity, ch is one sound rather than a c sound followed by an h sound. Introduce it after the earlier sounds feel familiar, following the sequence used by your child’s school.

CH and SH are different in English

Chip starts with a brief /tʃ/, while ship starts with /ʃ/. The French ch in the French game represents /ʃ/, so a French sound page cannot simply be translated into this one. This page concerns the ch pronunciation in chip; English has words where ch is pronounced differently.

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Hear two-letter sounds

  1. Listen to CH in the recording on this page.
  2. Open the listening game for two-letter sounds.
  3. Listen before choosing a letter pair.

This game includes ch, sh and other two-letter sounds; the step may need to be opened on the child’s letters path first.

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Chip or ship?

You will need: Two simple drawings, a chip and a ship.

  1. Name the two pictures together.
  2. Listen to how the words start differently.
  3. Say one word and let your child point, with no need to read the spelling.

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Questions
from parents.

Is English CH the same as French CH?

Not in these examples. English ch in chip is /tʃ/. French ch in chat is /ʃ/, like English sh in ship.

Carry the idea a little further.

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Product guide by the Girafoufou team. Updated . The activities described here are checked against the English game.

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