Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’

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Pronouncing words that start with ‘c’

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Jan 18, 2021

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Listen out for words that begin with the /s/ sound but start with the letter 'c'.

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Jan 18, 2021

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Suffixes -sion -tion -tian: "I have a confesSION: my ambiTION is to meet a MarTIAN!" - We teach you suffixes. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Discourse Markers: Interjections: Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Homophones: Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical: 'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Similar words: We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Adjectives from names: Freudian, Dickensian, Orwellian... learn about adjectives that come from names. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Talk like Shakespeare: Learn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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-ing and -ed adjectives: Boring or bored? Interested or interesting? We'll tell you the right adjective to use. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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New words: 'Selfie', 'photobomb', 'trolling'. Learn what these new words mean and how they are made. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Compound adjectives: Learn how to use compound adjectives (e.g. low-fat yoghurt, high-quality carbohydrates). by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Adjectives and adverbs: Fashionable? Fashionably? We teach you adjectives and adverbs. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Business jargon: Can you think out of the box or take the helicopter view at work? Learn business jargon. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Job suffixes: What's the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Weather words: The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Lexical sets: Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Word stress: How to pronounce the words 'photographer' and 'photograph'? Learn about word stress. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Words with 'ough': Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Irregular verbs: Some irregular verbs can be grouped into patterns to help remember the different forms. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Eponyms as nouns and verbs: What does the word Hoover have in common with the word Google? by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Adjectives from names: We discuss a group of adjectives that are made from the names of famous people. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Large numbers: How many stars are there in the universe? Learn how to say big numbers in English. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion: Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Discourse Markers: Interjections: Do you know your ouch! from your ugh!? These words are called interjections. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Commonly misspelled words: Weird or wierd? English spelling is fascinating – but it's not always straightforward! by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Linking words: Listen to Angela talk about her lucky shark escape and learn some linking words. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Words with more than one spelling: Are you unsure whether it’s disc or disk, sympathise or sympathize, learnt or learned? by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Acronyms: Listen to Peter and Catherine talking about acronyms like NASA and FIFA in this podcast. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Discourse markers: showing attitude: fortunately, obviously, seriously, ideally. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence: ExciteMENT, performANCE, differENCE - how suffixes turn verbs and adjectives into nouns. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Irregular verbs: Choose, chose, chosen... We talk about verbs that don't follow the -ed pattern. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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False friends: Embarrassed - or pregnant? Words you think you know but mean something else in English. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Words with 'ough': Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Easily confused words: Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Suffixes: -less and -free: Is this a smoke-free or a smokeless workplace? Learn the difference! by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Prefixes de, dis, dys: Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes. by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Ordinal numbers: What's the date today? And do you know how to say it? by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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Short spoken forms: Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why? by 6 Minute Vocabulary
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