In English the ch letter combination can make three different sounds. /tʃ/ like in chess or church, which is the most common. /k/ in words imported from Greek, like mechanic or chemist. /ʃ/ in words imported from French, like champagne, machine, or chauffeur.
There is no rule. The pronunciation of ch depends on the origin of the word. For words with a Greek origin the ch is commonly pronounced as [k]. eg mechanics, chemistry For words with a French origin the ch is commonly pronounced as [sh] eg charade, machine Usually in English the ch is pronounced as [ch] eg chalk, church, much
The word cinder starts with a soft consonant. When the 'c' sounds like a 'k' it is considered hard. When it sounds like an 's' it is considered soft.
words beginning with ch / the k sound: * chemistry * chemical * chemist * chasm * character * characterize * characterization * characteristic * chemical * chameleon * chaos * chaotic * chorus * chlorine * chior * cholera * chloroform * chorale * chrome * chromosome * chronic * chronical * chord * Christmas * choreographer * chrysanthemum * chromium * chrysalis
K AH w ah g OO ch ee ko
It is thought to be due to historical phonetic changes in the Latin language that carried over into English. The "ch" sound comes from a soft "k" sound in words borrowed from Greek, while the hard "k" sound remains in native Germanic words.
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In English the ch letter combination can make three different sounds. /tʃ/ like in chess or church, which is the most common. /k/ in words imported from Greek, like mechanic or chemist. /ʃ/ in words imported from French, like champagne, machine, or chauffeur.
Easy words with ch that sound like K:chiorchoruscharacterEasy words with ch that sound like SH:chutechefcrochetmachineparachute
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You learn the exceptions as part of learning the language. The pronunciation can be found in any dictionary.
It is pronounced as "chow beh-loh." The "ch" has a hard "k" sound and the "o" in "bello" sounds like the "o" in "go."
αρχές (arches) [ ar- ch : sounds like h as in house,there is no ''k'' sound in it - es :clear s sound ]
There aren't that many of them. School springs to mind, and words related to it, such as scholar, scholastic and so on; words like trachea (medical) or trochee (poetry); names like Achilles; also ache. There isn't much of a rule (although they seem to be Latin or Greek words for the most part), but their number is probably small enough to be able to memorize them all.
One is coccyx (tailbone).Access/accessory Success/succeed