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Spelling Words with 'Ch' & 'Sc'

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Spelling Words with 'Ch'

Sometimes, the hard 'c' sound in words is spelt 'ch'. Let's look at some examples of words spelt with 'ch'...

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Scheme

  • A scheme is a plan people make to do something.
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Chorus

  • A chorus is a part of a song that is repeated often.
  • A chorus is also a group of people who sing together.
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Chemist

  • A chemist is someone who works with chemicals or studies chemistry.
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Echo

  • An echo is a sound that we hear again after it has bounced off of a wall.
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Chemistry

  • Chemistry is one of the science topics you study at school!
  • You study different substances in chemistry.

Spelling Words with 'Ch'

Sometimes, the 'sh' sound in words is spelt 'ch'. Let's look at some examples of words spelt with 'ch'...

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Chef

  • A chef is someone whose job it is to cook food.
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Chalet

  • A chalet is a wooden house. Chalets are often found in snowy places.
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Machine

  • A machine is something that uses power and has different moving parts.
    • A computer is a machine!
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Brochure

  • A brochure is a small information book.
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Parachute

  • A parachute is a cloth that is someone is strapped to when they jump out of a plane!

Spelling Words with 'Sc'

Some words with the 's' sound are spelt with 'sc'. Let's look at some examples of words spelt with 'sc'...

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Scene

  • A scene is where something happens or has happened.
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Discipline

  • Discipline means training people to obey certain rules.
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Crescent

  • A crescent is a curved shape.
  • The picture shows a crescent moon.
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Scientist

  • A scientist is someone whose job involves working with science.

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2.5Fronted Adverbials

2.6Direct Speech

2.7Homophones

2.8Spelling Rules

2.9Using Apostrophes

2.10Using a Dictionary

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