''C'' and ''G'' make soft sounds when followed by ''e,i'y''.

[Untaught88]

Hi,

''C'' and ''G'' make soft sounds when followed by ''e,i'y''.

Do all the words of English follow this rule or are there some exceptions?

For example: city, ginger, gym, cell etc.

 

[Tdol]

/g/ -geese, get, gig give, gift, gilt, begin, gynaecology

and geyser

 

[Roman55]

And giddy, gimmick and gelding.

 

[GoesStation]

And gimme.

 

[Tdol]

And gill

 

[Raymott]

The rule probably only works for words of Latin derivation, not Greek or Germanic.

 

[MikeNewYork]

and gig, gynecology, giddy,

 

[Raymott]

and gig, gynecology, giddy,

Yes, which have all been given already.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Missed them.