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The remaining consonants have more than one sound and are called consonant equivalents. Each time one of these consonants is taught, it should be modeled including key words. For example, the hard "c" would be modeled with the word "cat" (the "k" sound) and the soft "c" would be modeled with "cent" (the "ess" sound). A hard "g" is modeled with the word "golf" (a gutteral "g") while the soft "g" might be modeled  with the name "George" (a "j" phoneme).

S is inconsistent in the sound it makes. Sometimes "s" has its own sound (like the "ess" in sunshine) but it can also have a "zee" sound (as in "always", alwayz). When sounding out a word, always try the soft "s" first. If it does (duz) not sound right, then use (uze) the hard "z." Any plurals which are formed by adding an "s" to the singular root will almost always use a hard "s".

Next, go on to the "Y" which can have three sounds. It can have the sound of a long "i" (as in the word "cry"); it could have the sound of a long "e" (as in the word "city"); or it can use its own consonant sound (as in the word "yellow").

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