Watch the video to get some useful tips for the ich sound.
Try the exercises to get some good practice. Listen to our audio files for help or to compare your results.
Exercise 1: Which of the following words are pronounced with an ich sound? Mark them.
Tip: Listen to our audio file below, if you’re not sure.
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Exercise 2: Read the sentence aloud and record your voice.
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Exercise 3: Read the sentence aloud and record your voice.
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Exercise 4: Read the sentence aloud and record your voice.
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Exercise 5: Read the sentence aloud and record your voice.
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Exercise 6: Read the sentence aloud and record your voice.
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Exercise 7: Read the sentence aloud and record your voice.
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Exercise 8: Listen to the words and write them down.
Exercise 9: All of the following words are pronounced with the ich sound.
But what’s the correct spelling, -ich or -ig? Fill in the missing letters.
Go extreme! Listen to the audio file and then try these tongue twisters for an extra challenge.
Ich spreche nicht Chinesisch, Chinesisch spreche ich nicht.
Zwanzig schriftliche Berichte, dreißig schriftliche Berichte, vierzig schriftliche Berichte …
Köche möchten nicht rechnen, rechnen möchten Köche nicht.
Ich rieche wirklich wenig, ich rieche wirklich wenig …
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