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English Teacher Melanie: Pronunciation – 50 English Words with ‘ch’ Pronounced /k/

English Teacher Melanie: Pronunciation – 50 English Words with ‘ch’ Pronounced /k/
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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 50 words where the letters ‘ch‘ together are pronounced /k/.

ache
backache
earache
headache
toothache
anchor
archeology
architect
archive
bronchitis
chameleon
chaos
character
charisma
charismatic
chasm
chemical
chemistry
chemotherapy
chlorine
choir
chord
choreography
chorus
Christ
Christian
Christmas
chrome
chronic
chronological
echo
mechanic
monarchy
orchestra
orchid
psychiatrist
psychiatry
psycho
psychologist
psychology
schedule
scheme
scholar
school
stomach
synchronize
technician
technique
technology
zucchini

Other words with the ‘ch’ pronounced /k/ that I didn’t use in the video:

archaic
archipelago
choral
chrysanthemum
epoch
lichen
matriarch
patriarch
psychedelic
schizophrenic

names:
Christoper
Christina
Michael

Related videos:
25 English Words with ‘ch’ Pronounced ‘sh’
Practice the ‘sh’ and ‘ch’ Sounds~

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