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 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
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
Soft C means when the C makes an S sound. An example would be "circle", "city", "cite", etc.
* 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
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.
#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.
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Yes, "beat" has a long vowel sound in English. The "ea" combination creates the long e sound.
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'.
A soft c is a word that has the letter C in it and makes the Ssound.Example:AceCerealRiceWince
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
Yes, the word circle has both the soft c and the hard c sound.Hard C sounds like K sound. Soft C sounds like S.Some Examples of Soft C's :CeaseCedarCedeCederCelebrateCelebrationCelebrityCeleryCelestialCelibateCellarCellCementCemeteryCenotaphCentennialCenterCentipedeCentralCentCenturionCenturyCerealCerebellumCerebrumCeriseCertainCesareanCessationCesspoolCiderCigarCilantroCinchCinderCinemaCinnamonCinquainCiteCitizenCitrusCityCivilianCivilizationCivilCyanCylinderCymbalCypressCystCytoplasm
Yes, the word/name Cecily has the soft C sound.Hard C's sound like the letter K. Soft C sounds like S.Some examples of Soft C words:AceAppearanceBodaciousBounceBouncyBraceCeaseCedarCedeCederCelebrateCelebrationCelebrityCeleryCelestialCelibateCellarCellCementCemeteryCenotaphCentennialCenterCentimeterCentipedeCentralCentCenturionCenturyCerealCerebellumCerebrumCeriseCertainCesareanCessationCesspoolCiderCigaretteCigarCilantroCinchCinderCinemaCinnamonCinquainCisternCiteCitizenCitrusCityCivilianCivilizationCivilCyanCylinderCymbalCypressCystCytoplasm
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.
Neither, light is a word.A consonant or a vowel is a letter. eg 'c' is a consonant and 'e' is a vowel.