Start with 'st' as in 'stop'.
Follow with 'retch', keeping the 'e' short like in 'best'.
Finish with the 'ch' sound as in 'watch'.
s-ter-etch (adding an extra syllable)
stra-tch (incorrect vowel sound)
streek (confusing 'ch' sound)
Start with 'st' as in 'star'.
Follow with 'retch', make sure 'e' is short and 't' is clear.
Finish by pronouncing 'ch' as in 'church'.
s-ter-etch (adding an extra syllable)
stratch (changing 'ch' to 'tch')
streek (confusing 'ch' sound)
It is a short vowel as in 'bet'.
Yes, it's the same 'ch' sound.
Yes, 'stretch' is just one syllable.
To make something longer or looser by pulling it.
/ˈstrɛtʃər/
A device for carrying injured
/ˈstrɛtʃi/
Able to be stretched
/strɛtʃt/
Made long by pulling
Stretcher has two syllables vs. one in stretch.
Stretchy has 'i' sound, adding a syllable.
Stretched ends with a 't' sound, unlike 'stretch'.
Remember that 'stretch' is only one syllable.
The 'ch' should sound like 'church' or 'cheese'.
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