Unit 5: Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 2
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The /sh/ sound. |
As you would expect, the /sh/ sound is most commonly spelled with the letters sh:
| shop | shush | rush | shape |
We have words in English that come from the French language and they often use ch.
| brochure | chalet | chef | machine |
If the /sh/ sound comes in the middle of a word, it can be spelled ci or ti.
| action | special | mention | direction |
Read the words aloud and listen for the sound /sh/ in each word.
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| shell | chef | station |
| shed shelf shrimp sheep shark shoot* sunshine shout brush marsh wash splash English vanish |
champagne chalet machine brochure parachute chute* |
Note: Only a few common
words are listed here. For many more with ti and ci see Units 28 and 30. ti - action nation mention section direction information ci - musician special racial delicious |
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