Spelling Words with 'Ch'

English Language: KS3, topic 1.1.5

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'...

Scheme

Scheme

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

Chorus

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

Chemist

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

Echo

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

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'...

Chef

Chef

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

Chalet

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

Machine

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

Brochure

  • A brochure is a small information book.
Parachute

Parachute

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

Test yourself on Spelling Words with 'Ch'

  • Which words are spelt correctly?

  • What is this woman?

  • Which word should go in the gap?

    If you shout something in a big cave, you will probably hear an ____.

  • Which word should go in the gap?

    The man in the picture is a ____.

  • Which word should go in the gap?

    The house in the picture is called a ____.

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