What word has 3 C pronounced differently?

Pacific Ocean
In English, “Pacific Ocean” has three “c”s, each pronounced differently. There are no clues to the reader as to how—it’s assumed you already know. This is a common frustration with those who study English as a second or additional language.

How do you pronounce the suffix?

How do you break down words to pronounce?

Why is C pronounced as k?

In Anglo-Saxon English C was pronounced “k” or “ch” then the French invaded in 1066 and introduced the soft C (“s” sound). Modern words follow this old rule: A soft c “s” before i, e or y – cinema, decide, celebrate, cemetery, cyber, cigarette, cylinder, centre/center, decision, cent, acceptance.

What is a 4 syllable word?

Examples of Four Syllable Words

Following is a list of 4 syllable words and adjectives for kindergarten. bureaucratic. indecisive. persecution. contradicting.

Why is every C in Pacific Ocean pronounced differently?

Not for nothing, but vowels are the shifting sands of the language desert. You expect vowels to take on different sounds, far more so than with consonants. Which is what makes the OP about Pacific Ocean so cool.

How many ways can you pronounce C?

In English the letter ‘c’ is mostly pronounced as a /k/ sound. We can also pronounce ‘c’ as an /s/ sound.

How is the C sound pronounced?

How do you pronounce C words?

Pronounce the letter “C” as an “S” sound if the letter “C” is followed by the letters “E”, “I”, or “Y”. This is true in the words “central”, “city”, and “cyst”. Pronounce the letter “C” as a “K” sound, if the letter “C” is followed by the letters “A”, “O”, or “U”.

How is C++ pronounced?

As the title says, why is ‘C++’ pronounced as ‘see plus plus‘ when ‘see double-plus’ is faster and less awkward to actually say?

What is the G rule?

The pronunciation of ‘g’ generally (but not always) depends on the letter that follows it. The general rule is this: if the letter after ‘g’ is ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’, the pronunciation is a ‘soft g’ as in ‘fringe’. Some examples of words with the soft ‘g’ are: general, giant, gymnastics, large, energy and change.