English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
ENGLISH SOUND SYSTEM

Like CHURCH or Like SHOE?

1. In the following words, the letters, “ch”, give the sound in shoe, and not the sound in church: champagne, chalet, chagrin, chauvinist, sachet, chauffeur. charlatan.

2. The letters, ch, in the following words give the sound in church, not the sound in chorus: archbishop, archdiocese, archdeacon.
GAB

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