English Teacher Melanie: Pronunciation – 25 English Words with ‘ch’ Pronounced ‘sh’!
English is such a confusing language! Often there is more than one way to pronounce a single letter or group of letters.
In this video, I show you 25 words where the letters ‘ch’ together are pronounced ‘sh’. (Most of these words were actually borrowed from French!)
brochure
cache
cachet
chagrin
champagne
chandelier
chaperone
charade
charlatan
chauffeur
chauvinist
chef
chic
chiffon
chivalry
chute
cliché
crochet
fuchsia
machete
machine
mustache
parachute
quiche
ricochet
*I use the American spelling of ‘mustache.’ The British spell it ‘moustache.’
Other words that I didn’t use in the video:
chaise
chalet (a type of house in the Alps)
chateau (a large castle in France)
chemise
chinook (a warm dry wind in winter that blows down from the Rocky Mountains)
chivalrous
douche
niche
ruched
Names:
Charlotte
Cheryl
Michelle
Chevrolet (a car brand)
Places:
Chicago
Michigan
Appalachia (a region in the eastern U.S.)
Related videos:
50 English Words with ‘ch’ Pronounced /k/
Practice the ‘sh’ and ‘ch’ Sounds~
