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Ibrokhimova D
When ‘c‘ comes directly before the letters ‘e‘, ‘i‘ or ‘y‘ we
use the /s/ sound.
in other cases we use a /k/ sound.
Different pronouncing of “C”
Words containing the letter ‘c’ pronounced as /k/
why?
Car It’s not followed directly by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
cut It’s not followed directly by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
coolIt’s not followed directly by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
Words containing the ‘c’ pronounced as /s/
why?
City It comes directly before ‘i’.
cent It comes directly before ‘e’.
dancing It comes directly before ‘i’.
What is the difference between
sounds and letters?
Letters are written, and sounds are spoken. It is
important that these functions are not confused.
When we write in normal spelling, we are using
letters to convey sounds.