scent
scythe
scenic, science, scent
In classical Latin, the letter c was always pronounced "hard" - like k. So "Caesar" was pronounced Kai-sar, not See-zar as it is today. The combination "sc" was always pronounced "sk" in Latin.
It is pronounced as - Glo-sc-ow
As "sk" like in "skill".
The s in "asphalt" is pronounced as a z sound, similar to the sound in words like "zero" or "zebra."
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The French word "douce" is pronounced as "dooss" with a soft "s" sound at the end. The "ce" combination is often pronounced as "ss" in French words.
The SC pair forms an S sound in many words, and the CK pair is pronounced as a K. The pair CT is sometimes pronounced as T.SC wordsccience, scientist, abscess, acquiesce, scissors, rescind, scene. scent, muscle, ascent, descentCH wordsyachtCT wordsindictmentSome proper names have a silent C such as Tucson.
Some words in French with a silent "s" are "l'รฎle" (island), "le fils" (son), and "le pois" (pea). The "s" is not pronounced in these words.
No, they do not rhyme. While they both end in "scotch," the pronunciation of the "sc" is different in each word. In "scotch" it is pronounced as a hard "k" sound, while in "butterscotch" it is pronounced as a soft "s" sound.