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The Soft C— Let's Practice!

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The Soft C— Let's Practice!
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.E

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Join Goopaw as we practice identifying more soft C sounds!

Transcript The Soft C— Let's Practice!

Goopaw says get ready to practice identifying "The Soft C". Remember, C will say /s/ when it is followed by an E, I or a Y. When it is followed by any other letter it will make the harder /k/ sound. Let's try sorting words with hard and soft C sounds. Here is the first word: celery. Does it have a hard or soft C? It has a soft C since it is followed by the letter e which makes it say /s/, celery. Here is another word: pencil. Does it have a hard or soft C? It has a soft C since it is followed by the letter I which makes it say /s/, pencil. Here is the next word: corn. Does it have a hard or soft C? It has a hard C since it is not followed by an E, I, or Y. It is followed by an O, so it says /k/, corn. Try this word: bouncy. Does it have a hard or soft C? It has a soft C since it is followed by the letter Y which makes it say /s/, bouncy. Here's the last word: call. Does it have a hard or soft C? It has a hard C since it is not followed by an E, I, or Y. It is followed by an A, so it says /k/, call. Goopaw had so much fun practicing with you today! See you next time!

The Soft C— Let's Practice! exercise

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  • When does the letter "c" make a soft sound and when does it make a hard sound in a word?

    Hints

    Sound out the words ice, city, and cent.

    When you see C followed by E, I, or Y, think of the snake's hiss, and you'll know it makes the soft sound!

    Solution

    If after c there is an e, i or y it makes a soft sound, otherwise it makes a hard sound.

    For example, in words like city, ice, and cent, the letter c makes a soft sound.

    For instance, in words like cat, cup, cold, and crisp, the letter c makes a hard sound.

  • Does the word have a hard or soft "c"?

    Hints

    If the letter C is followed by the letters E, I, or Y, it usually makes a soft sound like the letter S (/s/).

    Does the C make a hard sound like in the word cup?

    Solution

    Words with hard c are:

    • car
    • cup
    • cat
    Words with soft c are:

    • cell
    • city
    • ceiling
  • Does the word have a hard or soft "c"?

    Hints

    When C is followed by the letters E, I, or Y, it makes the soft sound like a snake's hiss (/s/).

    Like in the word cell, C makes the soft sound.

    If C sounds like a kick (/k/), it's a hard C sound.

    Like in the word club, C makes the hard sound.

    Solution

    Words that have the hard c are: cold, carrot, clock.

    Words that have the soft c are: ice, cent, rice.

  • Does the word have a hard or soft "c"?

    Hints

    When C is followed by E, I, or Y, it usually makes the soft /s/ sound.

    For all other letters that follow C, it usually makes the hard /k/ sound.

    Solution

    Words with hard c are:

    • cupcake
    • carrot
    • clown
    • cone
    Words with soft c are:

    • nice
    • spicy
    • race
    • place
  • Does it have a hard or soft "c"?

    Hints

    When the letter C is followed by E, I, or Y, it sounds like /s/, as in the word cement.

    For all other letters that follow C, it sounds like /k/, as in the words cat and clock.

    Solution

    Words with the soft c sound are:

    • science
    • mice

    Words with the hard c sound are:

    • cone
    • cow
  • Does it have a hard or soft "c"?

    Hints

    When trying to determine if the letter C makes a soft (/s/) or hard (/k/) sound, think about the vowels or consonants that immediately follow it.

    Remember that the letter C typically makes a soft (/s/) sound when followed by E, I, or Y, while it makes a hard (/k/) sound when followed by other letters.

    Solution

    Words with the soft c sound are:

    • precise
    • solace
    • century
    Words with the hard c sound are:

    • chronic
    • comply
    • climb