SnapPhonics

inch

PronouncedIHNCH

/ˈɪntʃ/noun

  1. nounA unit of length equal to about 2.54 centimetres, or one twelfth of a foot.

  2. verbTo move very slowly or a tiny bit at a time in a direction.

  3. nounAny very short distance at all.

  4. nounA small island.

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Syllables

inch

1 syllable

Letters

Related words (same phonics pattern)

bunchlunchdisenfranchisedfranchisesbenchbranches

Phonics breakdown

i

Phonics Rule: Short I

Sound“ih”·/ɪ/

The letter I makes a short sound, like in 'sit' and 'big'.

When the letter I appears in a closed syllable, it usually makes the short I sound “ih”. This is one of the trickiest short vowels because it sounds similar to short E.

Tip

I says “ih” like an itch you can't miss.

Examples

nch

Phonics Rule: NCH End Blend

Sound“nch”·/ntʃ/

NCH at the end of a syllable makes the “nch” sound, like in 'lunch', 'bench', and 'ranch'.

NCH combines the nasal /n/ with the digraph CH (“ch”). The result is “nch” — three sounds blended smoothly together at the end of a syllable.

Tip

NCH crunches — “nch” lunch, bench, punch!

Examples

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