This is regarding pronunciation of *'C'* as */k/* , */s/* , */sh/*.
First of all I would like to clear that *'C'* is the letter which has */k/* and */s/* phonemes generally. Sometimes it is pronounced as */sh/*.
When can we pronounce
*'C'* as */k/, /s/,/sh/*???
*1.* When *'C'*appears before *a, o , and u* vowels in a word ; it is pronounced as */k/*
e.g. *cut , cap , cot*
*2.* When *'C'*appears at the end of the word ; it is pronounced as */k/*.
e.g. *topic , picnic*
*3.* When *'C'* appears before *'e'* , *'i'* and *'y'* it is pronounced as */s/*
e.g. *city , cent , cycle*
here *'y'* is *semivowel*. ( I will explain it letter on )
but there is *exception* ; when *'c'* comes with *L, R,T and N* ; it is pronounced as */k/*.
e.g. Cy *cle* , *cli*p , pi *ctu*re , pi *cni*c
*4.* Sometimes *'C'* is pronounced as *ch* when it comes with *'h'* and followed by vowels *'a'* and *' i '*
e.g. *Chalk , children*
*5* Sometimes *'C'* is pronounced as */k/* when it comes with *'h'* means *ch* in the middle of the word.
e.g. *echo , architecture*
*Exception* - *Chaos*
*6* When *'C'* comes with *k* in a word ; it essentially *silent*.
e.g. *Kick , lucky*
*7* *'C'* also be pronounced as *sh*
e.g. *conscious , special ,social , ocean*
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