After “short” vowels.
One-syllable | Longer words |
batch botch catch ditch Dutch etch fetch hatch hitch hotch-potch hutch itch latch match Mitch natch notch patch pitch retch vetch witch But ch as in rich (Column 4) | backstitch batches batching bewitch birdwatch blotches botching britches butcher butterscotch catchall catching catchup catchword clutches clutching crosshatch crosspatch crotchet crutches crutching despatch dispatch ditches ditching dogcatcher Dutchman etchings farfetched fetching Fletcher flycatcher glitches hatchback hatchet hatchling hemstitch hitchhike hitching hopscotch hotchpotch hutches itching ketchup kitchen kvetching latches matchbox matches matching matchless matchstick mismatch notches overstretch patchwork pitcher pitchfork pitching potlatch ratchet rematch restitch retches satchels scratches scratching sketchbook snatching snitchers snitches splotches stitching stopwatch stretcher stretching switchback switchblade switchboard switches switching Thatcher twitcher unhitch unlatch unmatched unstitch watchband watcher watching watchtower watchword witchcraft wretched wretches wristwatch |