When to use tch, ck, and dge

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words contains a short vowel?

• trick

• page

• edge

• page

Open Ended

What is the same about the words below? What is different? cheese, inch, watch, teacher

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words contains the "ch" sound spelled as "ch"?

• cheese

• inch

• watch

• teacher

Open Ended

What is the same about the words below? What is different? range, giraffe, edge, jump

Multiple Select

Which words contain the "j" sound spelled as "ge"?

• range

• giraffe

• edge

• jump

Open Ended

What is the same about the words below? What is different? brick, cage, thank, uncle

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words uses the trigraph 'tch' correctly after a single short vowel?

• batch

• teach

• bench

• such

Multiple Select

Select all the words that use a digraph to represent the 'ch' sound.

• check

• bench

• teach

• such

Multiple Choice

After which type of vowel do we use 'tch', 'ck', and 'dge' in spelling?

• After a single short vowel

• After a long vowel

• After a consonant

• At the beginning of a word

Open Ended

Explain why the words 'flunk', 'silk', and 'brisk' are spelled with 'k' and not 'ck'.

Open Ended

What sound does the trigraph 'dge' make?

Multiple Choice

When is the trigraph 'dge' used in spelling English words?

• After a short vowel

• After a long vowel

• At the beginning of a word

• After a consonant

Open Ended

Why don’t we use 'dge' to make the 'j' sound in the words 'stage', 'fringe', and 'gentle'?

Multiple Choice

Understanding when to use tch, ck, and dge helps us to:

• Spell and read words with these sounds

• Write stories

• Learn new languages

• Understand poetry

Multiple Select

Which of the following words are spelled correctly?

• catch

• stack

• pinch

• fudge

Open Ended

What is one thing you learned today about short vowels that you didn't know before?

Multiple Select

Which of the words below contain a short vowel?

• trick

• catch

• page

• edge