Soft c and g
MONA'S QUICK GUIDESoft c and g
c and g say the sound in their name (c:see g:jee) if followed by e, i. or y. They are then called "soft c and g." The other sound as in cat and dog, is "hard c and g."
ce ci cy: centre success fence city accident recite cycle fancy. ge gi gy: gentle badge danger giraffe agitate gymnastics Egypt energy. Exceptions: get give. Where there are two c’s, the sound is like x: success accident. I explain that In success the c before e says s, but the first c is not any of ce ci cy so it says hard c. In accord there is no ce ci cy, so there is only the k sound. Where there are two g’s, the sound is j: suggest exaggerate. The double consonant keeps short the u in suggest, and the first a in exaggerate.
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