Word-initial,
one syllable
Word-final, one-syllable
split vowel spelling/
silent final e
Two-syllableThree or more syllables
cell  
cent
cess
cinch
cyst
ace  
brace
dice
face
grace
ice
lace
lice
mace
mice
nice
pace
place
price
puce
race
rice
slice
space
spice
splice
spruce
thrice
trace
trice
truce
twice
vice
acid 
advice
biceps
bouncy 
cellar
cement
census
certain
cinder
Cindy
city
civil
cyan
cyborg
cyclist
cyclone
cygnet
cymbals
cynic
cypress
decent
deduce
device
disgrace
embrace
entice
fancy
fireplace
fleecy
furnace
grimace
icy
induce
juicy
justice
lacy
lettuce
lucid
Lucy
malice
menace
mercy
Nancy
notice
novice
office
palace
pencil
practice
precept
precise
princess
produce
racing
rancid
recent
recess
recite
reduce
replace
seduce
service
spicy
stencil
suffice
surface
terrace
Tracy
workplace
absorbency
agency
apprentice
bicycle
celebrate
cemetery
cinnamon
decency
decision
exercise
fluency
grocery
idiocy
infancy
injustice
intercept
interface
introduce
legacy
lunacy
merciful
piracy
policy
prejudice
privacy
procedure
racism
recycle
regency
reproduce
sacrifice
tenancy
urgency
vacancy

2 responses to “c as in cell (before e, i or y)”

  1. Caroll Aleshire says:

    Yes, thanks! I am tutoring an adult who is making progress, but this is one concept she needs practice with.
    Is there a similar list for soft g /j/?

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