Choose the word in which the letters 'ch' are pronounced /k/.
Achair
Bchurch
CchemistCORRECT
Dcheap
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In 'chemist' the 'ch' is pronounced /k/, as in words of Greek origin such as 'chorus' and 'character'. In 'church', 'chair' and 'cheap' the same letters represent the affricate /tʃ/.
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