50 English Words with 'ch' Pronounced /k/ - American English Pronunciation Lesson

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In this American English pronunciation lesson, I say 50 words where the letters 'ch' are pronounced /k/.

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*I am Canadian. My accent and grammar are American, but sometimes my spelling is British.

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How to improve your pronunciation:
http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/2010/11/study-tip-how-to-improve-your.html

'sh' / ʃ / vs. 'ch' / tʃ / sounds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyIUJh5iC4I

25 English Words with 'ch' Pronounced 'sh' /ʃ/:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocoFYrT3M9Q

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Here is the list of words:
ache
backache
earache
headache
toothache
anchor
archeology (American spelling)
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 (American pronunciation)
scheme
scholar
school
stomach
synchronize
technician
technique
technology
zucchini

Other English words with 'ch' pronounced /k/ not in this video:
archaic
archipelago
choral
Christopher / Christina
chrysanthemum
epoch
matriarch
patriarch
psychadelic
schizophrenic
Michael

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  • do british people pronounce the same way?

  • @Yara290884 Good question! No, they don't. The British spell some of the words differently, and they pronounce many of the vowels differently. The also fully pronounce the letter 't.' If you'd like to practice British pronunciation, the BBC Learning English site has a great pronunciation section! You can also use the Cambridge Dictionaries Online. = )

  • this is nightmare for some one like me whose first language is not english and learn all life 'Ch' as not K but now i dnt know how to write what i pronounced 'Ch'... speechless ..and if i am saying that then i should say spee'K'less.. well technically its right also as your out of wards so you cant "speak" so your speek less .. wow speechless or speakless === just replace e with a jsut to change ch to k.. damm my head about to blow...

  • @batmanoo7 Hello! I think you are confused. Whenever you see 'ch' in a word, most of the time it will be pronounced 'ch.' There are only 50-60 words where the 'ch' is pronounced /k/. The 'ch' is never written with a 'k.' It's much easier to understand than you think it is!

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  • @TeacherMelanie wow that's great!I'm an english teacher in Russia but I've learnt so many interesting from your videos)))))))))))))Do british people have the same pronounciation?

  • @Tachermelanie :( im english and i find that hurtful and @kassyGO its not strange cos i know you writing it :(

  • Hi TeacherMelanie^^ I hope you don't mind, I made a link from one of my videos to this one--a student asked about "k" sound "ch" words--Hope to see more videos from you^^ Happy 2012!

  • @TeacherMelanie Ohhhh, no problem lady :D Brazilians, Central Americans, Frenchs, Japaneses, we are all people :D and you're right, we,Spanish speakers, also say "I have a doubt" and I guess Italians say it too, but now I know that we have to say "I have a question" (memorizing memorizing) ^_^

  • @RobertoJRH I'm so sorry to confuse you with a Portuguese speaker! I am so used to hearing Brazilians say 'I have a doubt' that I assumed you were Brazilian too = )

  • @TeacherMelanie Hhehehe, I'm a native Spanish speaker and Spanish is very similar to Portuguese, maybe that's why I speak in English thinking in Spanish but now I already know it "I have a question" hehehehe Thanks for that explanation and for the "CH" explanation too! ( I guess I'll start to memorize them right away) :-D

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