Sane English for KGU Students

Rowan E WagnerThe Letter ‘C’

Rule 1: C always softens to /s/ when followed by E,I or YOtherwise, C says /k/ /s/city nice rice ice race face science force muscle

/k/came doctor balcony coat secret clap cat cut arc

Both /s/ and /k/ in words to make your vocabulary sexy•Concise - (kun – SISE) adj. using few words in speaking or writing•Complacent – (kum – PLACE – snt) adj. self-satisfied; smug•Cliché – (klee – SHAY) noun, an idea or expression that becomes stale due to over use,•Recalcitrant – (rih – KAL – suh – trunt) adj. stubborn, disobedient; defiant

References •Uncovering the LOGIC of English; A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling and Literacy by Denise Eide• LANE’S ENGLISH Pronunciation Guide by Richard R. Lane, PhD•HOT WORDS for the SAT (5th Ed.) by Linda Carnevale, M.A.