When the C and G will soften?

Answer 1

When the C or G is followed by an E, I or Y, then they'll soften. Soft C sounds like an S while soft G sounds like a J. If we want these consonants to be hard but the following letter would soften, then for C, when can add an H like chemical, orchid, schedule, orchestra, etc. However, CH is already a consonant digraph that sounds like a voiceless J like chair, chain, chime, choice, choose, chance, chat, chart, chase, chin, church, etc. so it might get quite vague and confusing. Sometimes, if wanted a hard C but the following letter would soften, then we can use a K instead like kid, kind, king, kill, kiss, keen, keep, kestrel, etc. If we want a hard G but the following letter would soften the G, we can add a U but it'll become a silent U like guitar, guide, guard, guess, guest,etc. If we double the consonant, then the letter would remain hard although the following letter would soften. Sometimes, there are some exceptions. For example, give, girl, giggle, get, tiger, gear and verb tenses ending with G like banging and ringing remains a hard G sound although the following letters would soften the G. If the verb tenses like banging and ringing becomes a soft G, then it would sound odd, so that might be the reason why the G won't soften although the following letters would soften the G.