Instructions for Lesson 79
Introduce ch, which has three different pronunciations:
|ch|, |sh|, and |k|, as in teacher, chef, and ache.
ch
I REVIEW the ch spelling pattern with the |ch| pronunciation, as in teacher.
Most short-vowel words and syllables that end with the |ch| sound are spelled tch, but we do not include them here. Among the exceptions are much, rich, such, touch, and which.) [See Lessons 26, 27, and 67]
II REVIEW the ch spelling pattern with the French-based |sh| pronunciation, as in chef. [See Lesson 78]
III LEARN the ch spelling pattern with the Greek-based |k| pronunciation, as in ache.
Review: ch
IV & V REVIEW the ch spelling with three possible pronunciations, |ch|, |sh|, and |k|. These constructs are found in teacher, chef, and ache.
ch
I.
ch = |ch|
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II.
ch = |sh|
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III.
ch = |k|
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Review: ch
IV.
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V.
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Challenge Words: chameleon championship archipelago
[cha • me • le • on] [cham • pi • on • ship] [ar • chi • pel • a • go]
Homophones:
cord chord
share Cher