The Letter C (English Alphabet)

[su_dropcap style=”flat”]T[/su_dropcap]he Letter C is the third Letter in The English Alphabet. It is also the second Consonant in The English Alphabet.

[su_dropcap style=”flat”]A[/su_dropcap]s with every Letter in The English Alphabet, The Letter C has two versions in the written form. These two versions are called: The Upper-Case and The Lower-Case.

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The Upper-Case C looks like this:

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The Lower-Case C looks like this:

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[su_dropcap style=”flat”]N[/su_dropcap]otice that the only difference between The Upper-Case and The Lower-Case C is the size. The Lower-Case C is just a bit smaller. You will find that this is the same for quite a few letters in The Alphabet.

Pronunciation

[su_dropcap style=”flat”]T[/su_dropcap]he letter C has two pronunciations in The English Language, called, the “Hard” C, and the “Soft” C. …………………..

[su_dropcap style=”flat”]T[/su_dropcap]he “Hard C is pronounced like The Letter K, and the “Soft” C is pronounced like The Letter S. ……………………

How Do I Know When To Use The Hard C Or The Soft C?

[su_dropcap style=”flat”]W[/su_dropcap]e use the Hard Pronunciation when it comes before The Letter A, The Letter O, or The Letter U. ………………………..

The Letter C

The Hard C

Cat
Cow
Car
Cup
Cookie

[su_dropcap style=”flat”]W[/su_dropcap]e use the Soft Pronunciation when it comes before The Letter E, The Letter I, or The Letter Y. ………………………..

The Soft C

Cinnamon
Celery
Census
Cellar
Censorship

The Third Pronunciation

[su_dropcap style=”flat”]T[/su_dropcap]here is a third pronunciation of The letter C. When combined with The letter H (like this: Ch, ch) the two Letters, together, have a different sound.

The Ch Combination

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