orchard ~ orchid
the letter ‘ch’ in ‘orchard’ rhyme with ‘ch’ in ‘bench’, but the letters ‘ch’ in ‘orchid’ rhyme with ‘ch’ in ‘stomach’ – with a ‘k’ sound
“Orchard” (noun — for the right pronunciation of orchard, please click here) is ‘a place where fruit trees of a kind are grown in large number, e.g. mango orchard, apple orchard, etc.’,
e.g.
Ours is a fruit growing region; you can see numerous mango and orange orchards.
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“Orchid” (‘ch’ rhyme with ‘k’ in “king” — for the right pronunciation of orchid, please click here) (noun) is ‘a flowering plant whose flowers are bright and with unusual shapes’,
e.g.
His hobby is growing orchids in his garden.


