The letter “C”

hard c- “k” (before a, o, u) cod, cat, curl, cold, cross
soft c “s” (before e, i, y) city, nice, face, circle, cement, cigarette, cinema, cyst, cycle, flaccid
hard c -cc- “k” account, soccer, accrue, occupy, yucca, occasion
soft c -cc- “s” (before e, i, y) accept, eccentric, occidental
c- “ch” cello, vermicelli, cappuccino – foreign borrowed words
-c- sh” special, liquorice, ocean
silent c – muscle, science, indict
“q” “cue” sound – cue, cucumber, cure, curiosity

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