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[grnass]

I need to know when we Pronuance C as K and when we Pronunce It as C

[Marcus]

"Soft" C is a hissing sound with the tip of your tongue pushed against the back of your bottom teeth and the air forced between your tongue and the roof of your mouth.

city, cement, ceiling, cell, cyclops, certain, circle, facet, mice


"Hard" C, like the letter "K", is made by pressing the back of your tongue against top of your throat opening and releasing it suddenly with a puff of air.

can, corn, curl, cable, copper, cut, act, bacon, cry, close, cramp


To pronounce the K sound, press the back of your tongue against the rear roof of your mouth, then release it with a puff of air.

kale, kettle, kick, koala, basket, brisket, bucket, pack, stick, luck (note: the letters C and K often work together in the middle or at the end of words to make a single K sound.)

[grnass]

Thanks for your reply but my question was what is the rule for C when we pronuance it as K and when we pronunce it as C

[StoneSoup]

I teach my students that c followed by a, o, u, or a consonant is usually pronounced as /k/. C followed by i, e, y is usually pronounced as /s/.
Hope this helps.