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• For ae and oe, only the second vowel is pronounced.
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Exampleskarekbursae,kpleurae,kandkroentgen.
• The soft sound of s and j are given to c and g, respectively, before e, i, and y in words of Greek or
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Latinkorigin.
Exampleskarekcerebrum,kcircumcision,kcycle,kgel,kgingivitis,kgiant,kandkgyrate.
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Exampleskarekcardiac,kcast,kgastric,kandkgonad.
• Thekletterskchkareksometimeskpronouncedklikekk.
Exampleskarekcholesterol,kcholera,kandkcholemia.
• Whenkpnkappearskatkthekbeginningkofkakword,kpkisksilentkandkonlyknkiskpronounced.kE
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• When pn appears in the middle of a word, p and n are pronounced.
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Exampleskarekorthopneakandkhyperpnea.
• When ps appears at the beginning of a word, p is silent and only s is pronounced.
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
Exampleskarekpsychologykandkpsychosis.
• When forming the final letter(s) of a word, e and es are commonly pronounced as separate syllables.
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
Exampleskareksyncope,ksystole,kandknares.
• Whenkikappearskatkthekendkofkakwordk(tokformkakplural),kitkiskpronouncedkeye.
Exampleskarekbronchi,kfungi,kandknuclei.
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