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