-tch Spelling Rule- Multisensory Monday

Hi everyone,

This week on Multisensory Monday Sarah’s Spelling School, I go over when to use -tch at the end of a word. I find many of my students need extra practice determining when to use -tch and when to use ch.

Do your students have trouble with this spelling rule? 

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-tch Spelling Rule

Use -tch to spell the /ch/ sound immediately after a short vowel in a one syllable word.

catch, fetch, watch, clutch, scotch

• Do not use -tch in words that do not use a short vowel.
  • beach, teach, couch, coach
• Do not use -tch when /ch/ is not immediately after the vowel.
  • bench, church, lunch, torch

Catch -tch Game

Students toss the ball to themselves or a classmate if the word would be spelled with -tch. Students keep the ball or toss to the teacher if the word would not be spelled with -tch.

flash

crutch

blast

search

snatch

glitch

scratch

brunch

chew

etch

beach

birch

hutch

bench

What other strategies do you have for teaching -tch?

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