Lots of ways to spell the /k/ sound

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There are six different ways you can spell the /k/ sound:

sky

cat

tobacco

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chaos


Notice that the "ch" words come from Greek!

 

Can you think of other words with the sound /k/ spelled differently?

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Evans, J.R. (1985). Spelling Made Easy. London: Macmillan

Wijk, A. (1966). Rules of Pronunciation for the English Language. Oxford: OUP

 

Englsh spelling rules

Spelling quiz /k/ sound

Spelling the final k Sound [exercise]