touch
verbTo put your hand or finger on something.
verbTo have a feeling in your heart because of something sad or kind.
nounThe ability to feel things through your skin.
nounA very small amount of something.
nounThe way someone plays a musical instrument.
nounA single line or mark made with a pencil or brush.
Syllables
1 syllable
Letters
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: Letter T
The letter T makes the /t/ sound, like in 'top', 'tap', and 'ten'. The tongue tip taps behind the upper teeth.
T is a voiceless alveolar stop. The tongue tip touches the ridge behind the upper teeth and releases with a puff of air. Double T (tt) makes the same /t/ sound.
Tip
T taps — touch your tongue to make /t/!
Examples
Phonics Rule: OU says /ʌ/
OU can say the short /ʌ/ sound, like in 'touch', 'country', and 'double'.
OU sometimes says the short-u /ʌ/ sound, especially in common words: touch, country, young, double, trouble, cousin, couple.
Tip
OU can say uh — touch, young, double!
Examples
Phonics Rule: CH Digraph
C and H together make a new sound: /tʃ/, like in 'chop' and 'much'.
When C and H are together, they don't say /k/ + /h/. They make a completely new sound: /tʃ/. This is called a digraph — two letters making one sound.
Tip
CH — choo choo goes the train!
Examples
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