Which letter is silent in scent the S or the C?

Which letter is silent in scent the S or the C?

Is the “s” or “c” silent in scent? The answer is: neither is silent. They work together as a digraph in the word scent to create the /s/ sound. Some may argue that the “c” is silent because you only hear the /s/ sound, but because “c” always makes an /s/ sound before an “e,” it’s not silent in scent.

What is the CK rule?

This generalization states that when you hear the /k/ sound at the end of a word AND the /k/ immediately follows a short vowel sound, it is spelled ck. If it is preceded by a long vowel or consonant, it is spelled with a k.

How do you teach CK phonics?

At the end of words, when you hear /k/ sound, you most often use the letter k or the letters ck. When the /k/ sound follows a short vowel, use ck. Otherwise, use k. When I teach a new phonics rule, I now begin with auditory (sounds) and connect it to the visual representation (letters).

What are the CH words?

CH Words

• Beginning. chair. chat. chase. check. cheese. cheer. chest. chew. child. chick. chin. cheetah. checkers. cherry.
• Middle. beach ball. catcher. crutches. grandchild. hatching. inches. ketchup. kitchen. key chain. matches. lunchbox. marching. touchdown. itching.
• Ending. beach. couch. bench. stretch. pitch. catch. patch. reach. reach. march. touch. speech. wrench.

Which word ends with CH?

10-letter words that end in ch

• stagecoach.
• wristwatch.
• cornstarch.
• hotchpotch.
• crosshatch.
• deathwatch.
• backstitch.
• whipstitch.

What is Ch called in English?

In English, ch is most commonly pronounced as [tʃ], as in chalk, cheese, cherry, church, much, etc. Ch can also be pronounced as [k], as in ache, choir, school and stomach.

What is CH in IPA?

The sound is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet with ⟨t͡ʃ⟩, ⟨t͜ʃ⟩ or ⟨tʃ⟩ (formerly the ligature ⟨ʧ⟩). The alternative commonly used in American tradition is ⟨č⟩. It is familiar to English speakers as the “ch” sound in “chip”.