Story time (connected speech)
One day Sparky the star found a chair. Next to it was a cheese and a cherry. "Wow!" said Sparky. Then Sparky saw a chicken and a chocolate. What a great day!
CH
CH sound /tʃ/
A sneezy 'choo' sound — like a train.
American English pronunciation model · voiceless · behind the ridge (postalveolar) · affricate · spellings: ch, tch, t (picture)
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/tʃ/ · Stop-and-slide sound
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Voice off · no buzz · Airflow
Stop the air behind the ridge, then slide into a shushing sound.
A closure behind the ridge releases into /ʃ/-like friction as one sound.
Movement 1/3: Tongue makes a closure
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How to Make the Sound
/tʃ/
Voice switched OFF
Put your hand on your throat — it should stay still and quiet. Only air.
Remember it: Train sound — ch-ch-ch.
- Tongue
- The tongue starts like /t/ on the ridge, then slides back into /ʃ/ (SH).
- Lips and jaw
- Lips rounded forward.
- Air
- Air is stopped, then released in a short burst of SH.
Step by step
- Start with your tongue up for "t".
- Round your lips.
- Let go into a short "sh" — ch.
Common difficulties and gentle help
- Sounds like SH ("shair" for "chair"). Start with a clear "t" — say "t-sh" quickly.
- Sounds like /t/ or /ts/. Round the lips and pull the tongue back slightly.
Step up gradually
- 1. Sound on its own
- 2. Syllables
- 3. Words
- 4. Phrases
- 5. Sentences
- 6. Everyday talk
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1. Sound in isolation
/tʃ/
Start like T, slide into SH: ch-ch-ch, like a train.
Hear yourself
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2. Syllables
cha
chee
cho
choo
chi
acha
eecha
ocha
ach
eech
och
Initial position
chair
/tʃ/ · initial
“my chair”
cheese
/tʃ/ · initial
“my cheese”
cherry
/tʃ/ · initial
“my cherry”
chicken
/tʃ/ · initial
“my chicken”
chocolate
/tʃ/ · initial
“my chocolate”
Medial position
kitchen
/tʃ/ · medial
“my kitchen”
teacher
/tʃ/ · medial
“my teacher”
peaches
/tʃ/ · medial
“my peaches”
picture
/tʃ/ · medial
“my picture”
Final position
watch
/tʃ/ · final
“my watch”
beach
/tʃ/ · final
“my beach”
peach
/tʃ/ · final
“my peach”
sandwich
/tʃ/ · final
“my sandwich”
couch
/tʃ/ · final
“my couch”
Short phrases
- my chair
- my cheese
- my cherry
- my chicken
- my chocolate
- my kitchen
- my teacher
- my peaches
- my picture
- my watch
- my beach
- my peach
Sentences
- I can see the chair.
- I can see the cheese.
- I can see the cherry.
- I can see the chicken.
- I can see the chocolate.
- I can see the kitchen.
- I can see the teacher.
- I can see the peaches.
- I can see the picture.
- I can see the watch.