SnapPhonics

batch

BACH/ˈbætʃ/noun
  1. nounA quantity of something made or baked at the same time.

  2. nounA group of similar things collected or dealt with together.

  3. nounA quantity of anything produced in one operation.

  4. verbTo put things together into a group to handle at the same time.

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Syllables

batch

1 syllable

Letters

Related words (same phonics pattern)

Phonics breakdown

b

Phonics Rule: Letter B

The letter B makes the /b/ sound, like in 'bat', 'big', and 'bug'. Both lips press together then release.

B is a voiced bilabial stop — both lips press together and release with voice. It always makes the /b/ sound except when silent at the end of words after m (as in 'lamb' or 'comb').

Tip

B looks like a bat — and bat starts with /b/!

Examples

a

Phonics Rule: Short A

The letter A makes a short sound, like in 'cat' and 'bat'.

When the letter A appears in a closed syllable (a syllable that ends with a consonant), it usually makes the short A sound /æ/. This is one of the first vowel sounds students learn.

Tip

A says /æ/ like a cat that sat on a mat.

Examples

tch

Phonics Rule: TCH Trigraph

TCH makes the same sound as CH — /tʃ/. It comes after a short vowel, like in 'watch' and 'catch'.

TCH appears after a short vowel in a one-syllable word. It makes the same /tʃ/ sound as CH. Think of it as the 'short vowel version' of CH, similar to CK being the short vowel version of K.

Tip

Short vowel? Add a T before CH — catch, match, watch!

Examples

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