in most people India Proficient in Hindi with mother tongue or regional language. After this comes the English language. The language has now become a part of our common parlance. From good morning to good night, we use many words in the English language on a daily basis.
There is a lot of difference in the pronunciation of English and Hindi letters. In the initial days of learning English language, understanding the basic rules of grammar can be a little difficult. However, once you get used to it, it will stop being weird.
Do you know when any word starting with ‘C’ in English is pronounced ‘S’ and ‘K’? Here are some examples to help you understand:
Rule 1: If C is preceded by the letters E, I, Y etc. then the word starting with C is pronounced ‘S’. You can understand it better from the examples given below-
A- rice, pies, niece, closed
B- Citizen, Cigar, Circle, Cinema
C- Cyclone, Cycle, Icy, Cypher Cipher (Void)
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Rule 2: If A, O, U, K, R, L etc. are in front of C then C is pronounced as ‘K’. You can understand it better from the examples given below-
A- cat, cattle, cavity, list
b- cot, color, collar, cottage
C- curse, practice, cut, curtain
D- Lock, Duck, Duck, Dock, Rock,
e- crow, ferocious, cradle, hoarse,
f- clock, clatter, clatter, clerk, clean – clean
Rule 3: If IA is in front of C, C is pronounced ‘sh’. You can understand it better from the examples given below-
Social, Musician, Racial, Facial
Rule 4: If H is in front of C, then C is often pronounced as ‘ch’, ‘ka’ and ‘sh’. You can understand it better from the examples given below-
A- Cheat, Chess, Cheer, Chair, Bench, Reach
b- chemist, vessel, cholera, chorus
C-Chiffon, Machine-Machine, Chikan
Meanwhile, the verb “do” plays an important role in English. This is probably one of the most important verbs you’ll need to learn if you want to achieve fluency. Knowing how to use ‘do’ can help you improve your sentences, and will also allow you to better express yourself and your actions. auxiliary verb ‘do’ used to make questions and negative sentences in the simple present tense.
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