The word celebrate does have the soft c sound.
Soft C's have the S sound to them.
A hard c is usually followed by A, O, or U and is pronounced as K.
A soft c is usually followed by E, I, or Y and is pronounced as S.
Some examples of Soft C words:
Neither, light is a word.A consonant or a vowel is a letter. eg 'c' is a consonant and 'e' is a vowel.
The e remains because, while c or g may be hard or soft before a front vowel, for example, gel beside get, and cell beside Celtic, they are always hard before a back vowel such as a. Noticable could be only be pronounced notikable, not notisible
The word, circle has both a soft and a hard consonant. The first letter "c" is a soft consonant and the last letter , "c" is a hard consonant. That makes the first letter , "c" sound like the letter, "s", while the second letter, "c" sounds like the letter, "k".
The word circus has both the hard and soft c sound. The first c in circus has the soft sound, while the second c has the hard sound.Hard C's sound like K's.Ex: cake, cookie, cupSoft C's sound like S's.Ex: celery, cider, city
Soft C means when the C makes an S sound. An example would be "circle", "city", "cite", etc.
The three consonants that can be pronounced as hard or soft are C, G, and S. Their pronunciation depends on the vowel that follows them in a word.
* consonant - vowel - consonant (C V C ) examples: bat, dig, bus * consonant - vowel - consonant - consonant (C V C C) ex. back, ring, bust * consonant - consonant - vowel - consonant (C C V C), shot, prim, trap * vowel - consonant - vowel - consonant (V C V C) open, opal, emit * consonant, vowel, vowel, consonant (C V V C) pool, seed, hook * consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel (C V C C V) paste, maple, dance
No, the word "chicken" does not have a long vowel. The "i" in chicken is a short vowel sound.
Some examples of words with a soft vowel sound are "gentle," "whisper," "cuddle," and "delicate."
#include<locale> #include<iostream> #include<string> bool is_vowel(const char c) { static const std::string vowels = "AEIOU"; return( vowels.find(toupper(c))<vowels.size() ); } int main() { std::string alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"; for(size_t i=0; i<alphabet.size(); ++i) { std::cout<<'\''<<alphabet[i]<<"\' is "; if( !is_vowel( alphabet[i] )) std::cout<<"not "; std::cout<<"a vowel."<<std::endl; } } Output: 'a' is a vowel. 'b' is not a vowel. 'c' is not a vowel. 'd' is not a vowel. 'e' is a vowel. 'f' is not a vowel. 'g' is not a vowel. 'h' is not a vowel. 'i' is a vowel. 'j' is not a vowel. 'k' is not a vowel. 'l' is not a vowel. 'm' is not a vowel. 'n' is not a vowel. 'o' is a vowel. 'p' is not a vowel. 'q' is not a vowel. 'r' is not a vowel. 's' is not a vowel. 't' is not a vowel. 'u' is a vowel. 'v' is not a vowel. 'w' is not a vowel. 'x' is not a vowel. 'y' is not a vowel. 'z' is not a vowel. 'A' is a vowel. 'B' is not a vowel. 'C' is not a vowel. 'D' is not a vowel. 'E' is a vowel. 'F' is not a vowel. 'G' is not a vowel. 'H' is not a vowel. 'I' is a vowel. 'J' is not a vowel. 'K' is not a vowel. 'L' is not a vowel. 'M' is not a vowel. 'N' is not a vowel. 'O' is a vowel. 'P' is not a vowel. 'Q' is not a vowel. 'R' is not a vowel. 'S' is not a vowel. 'T' is not a vowel. 'U' is a vowel. 'V' is not a vowel. 'W' is not a vowel. 'X' is not a vowel. 'Y' is not a vowel. 'Z' is not a vowel.
Generally, "a" is used in front of a consonant, and "an" is used in front of a vowel, or vowel-sound - a 'y' or a soft 'h'.
The first letter in "cabaret" is a hard "c", pronounced the same as the letter "k". A soft "c" sound is like the letter "s", and generally occurs only when the "c" is followed by the vowels "e" or "i" (or "y" acting as a vowel). For example, the "c"s in "center" and "citation" are soft. The "c"s in "cast", "corner", and "cupcake" are hard.
Neither, light is a word.A consonant or a vowel is a letter. eg 'c' is a consonant and 'e' is a vowel.
The word sew starts with a soft c sound and ends with a round vowel. It rhymes with so, dough, and grow. It does not sound like sue, lieu, or blew.
No vowel is: a consonants are: c n d y
Examples of words with both hard and soft "c" sounds are "circus" (hard c) and "cell" (soft c). Other examples include "ice" (hard c) and "cycle" (soft c).
Soft c makes a S sound but really is a C.Hard C sounds like K sound. Soft C sounds like S.The word lace has the soft c sound.Some Examples of Soft C Words:AceBounceBouncyBraceCeaseCedarCedeCederCelebrateCelebrationCelebrityCeleryCelestialCelibateCellarCellCementCemeteryCenotaphCentennialCenterCentipedeCentralCentCenturionCenturyCerealCerebellumCerebrumCeriseCertainCesareanCessationCesspoolCiderCigaretteCigarCilantroCinchCinderCinemaCinnamonCinquainCiteCitizenCitrusCityCivilianCivilizationCivilCyanCylinderCymbalCypressCystCytoplasmDaceDanceDiceDocileEnhanceFaceFancyFenceGraceHenceIceIcyIncessantJuiceJuicyJusticeLaceLacyLanceLiceMaceMenaceMiceNanceNieceNicePaceParcelPeacePenancePencilPerceivePiecePlacePolicePolicemanPolicewomanPolicyPrecedentPrinceRanceRecessRecedeReceiptReceiveReceptionResidenceRaceRiceSauceSaucySinceSliceSluiceSpaceSpecificSpecifySpecimenSpiceSpicyTraceTriceWinceYance