"ch" vs "tch"

Just after you have checked the dictionary.

For first names: Hi-tch.

Just to make it clear, I don't think there are any 'rules' to answer this question.
I think we just have to check the spelling, maybe using a dictionary.

As a matter of fact there is a rule it goes like this. In a 1 syllable word with 1 short vowel imediately followed by the sound "ch" spell it -tch

AnonymousIn a 1 syllable word with 1 short vowel immediately followed by the sound "ch" spell it -tch

Except much, such, which, rich, and maybe a few others, but I think that's the complete list.

CJ

The "ch" sound is spelled "tch" following a short vowel sound -- match, pitch, butch. The three words that are exceptions to this rule are: such, much, and rich. Supposedly, in the past, the exceptions were spelled with -tch, but that was somehow phased out over time. English really is a constantly evolving language.

- Hope this helps.

Use tch

• after one single short vowel (witch, pitch)
  

Use ch

• after two vowels (touch or ouch)
  

• after a long vowel

• after a consonant (bench)
  

My understanding is that tch comes at the end of the word when it's preceded by a short vowel. Itch, catch and clutch are examples. For everything else, use ch. There are a few exceptions, though, like rich, such, and much.