Spelling words using soft c
I can spell words using soft c.
Spelling words using soft c
I can spell words using soft c.
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Key learning points
- Soft c and hard c refer to two different sounds that the letter c can represent in English spelling.
- If the vowel letters ‘a’, ‘o’ or ‘u’ or a consonant letter follows the letter c it is pronounced as a hard c.
- If the vowel letters ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’ follow the letter c it is pronounced as a soft c.
- How to spell the curriculum words: decide, notice and centre.
Keywords
Soft c - sounds like 's' in words like 'city', 'cereal' or 'mercy'
Hard c - sounds like 'k' in words like 'cat', 'cup', 'coat or 'climb'
Vowel letters - the letters ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’ (and sometimes ‘y’) that represent vowel sounds
Consonant letters - all the letters in the alphabet that represent consonant sounds
Common misconception
Children may think that a word can only contain a hard c or a soft c.
Look at some words that contain a soft c and a hard c, such as bicycle or access. Use sound buttoning to help identify the phoneme grapheme correspondences.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
'k' sound - a hard c
's' sound - soft c
'ch' sound
Exit quiz
6 Questions
s
ss
soft c