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H A R D & S O FT S O U N D S
C & G PRONUNCIATION
The Pronunciation of C and G generally (but not always) depends upon the letter following either 'C' or 'G'.
If the following letter is E, I or Y, the pronunciation is said to be soft.
As in:
• City
• Cell
• Large
• Beige
• Receive
• Giant
If the following letter is anything else - including a space - the pronunciation is usually hard.�
As in:
• Carrot
• Golf
• Ache
• Pig
• Fact
• Progress
• Crisis
Words Including Both Hard and Soft Sounds
There are a few interesting words that include both hard and soft sounds. Some examples include:
• success• circulate• clearance • bicycle• vacancy• garage • gauge• geography• gigantic• gorgeous
As always, there are exceptions:
As in: • gear• get• give • girl • gift • tiger
PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE
* How do you say the following words
CYMBAL
GERBIL
COLT
GINGER
CYLINDER
GYMNASTICS
CUBE
CIDER
GAZE
RIGID
CELERY
BADGE
CAMEL
FUGITIVE