Common English words with the "ch (church)" sound (IPA tʃ)

Common English words with this sound

ch (church)

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
beach /bitʃ/ /biːtʃ/ A1
catch /kætʃ/ A1
chair /tʃɛr/ /tʃeə/ A1
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1
check /tʃɛk/ /tʃek/ A1
cheese /tʃiz/ /tʃiːz/ A1
chicken /ˈtʃɪkən/ A1
child /tʃaɪld/ A1
children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ A1
chocolate /ˈtʃɑklət/ /ˈtʃɒklət/ A1
choose /tʃuz/ /tʃuːz/ A1
chose /tʃoʊz/ /tʃəʊz/ A1
chosen /ˈtʃoʊzn̩/ /ˈtʃəʊzən/ A1
church /tʃɝtʃ/ /tʃɜːtʃ/ A1
coach /koʊtʃ/ /kəʊtʃ/ A1
couch /kaʊtʃ/ A1
culture /ˈkʌltʃɚ/ /ˈkʌltʃə/ A1
each /itʃ/ /iːtʃ/ A1
future /ˈfjutʃɚ/ /ˈfjuːtʃə/ A1
H /eɪtʃ/ A1

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