The case of the letter C, the letter C can be read C or K.
The general rule tells us that it is the one S before the
vowels i y as in that cil cypress and it is read K before the
vowels a, o, u as in casse col cure.
The letter c is also read when it is in front of a consonant, as in clé or at the end
of a word, as in sac.
Note that the cedilla, the so-called cedilla, keeps the sound before the vowels a,
o, u. As in français leçon received without this small sign under the letter c, we would
find ourselves with francais lecon and lecul.
Let's recap together the spelling of the S sound and the K sound with the letter C, the
sound can be written c plus them or i or i as in celle.
cil. cyprès c cedile plus a or au or u as in français
or leçon, the sound K is written c plus a or o or u as in
casse col cure.
It's more of a consonant as in clef or it's at the end of a word as in bag.
Be careful the c at the end of a word is not systematically pronounced as K.
It can also be silent as in blanc tabac.
But don't worry, we will see this in more detail in the following sections.
Now it's up to you.
Try to read the words that will appear on the screen first and I will give you the
correction right after.
Let's
go!.
Bravo! This lesson on the different sounds of the letter C is now complete.