Initial g before n is silent—gnaw.
| gnat | gnarl | gnu | ||
| gnaw | gneiss | gnome |
Rule 10.
C before e, i or y is soft.—cent, city, cypress.
| face | cent | nice | ||
| lace | cell | price | ||
| place | ice | slice | ||
| race | rice | twice | ||
| Grace | mice | cypress | ||
| cylinder | cyclone |
(Hard c is found before a, o, and u or a consonant.)
Rule 11.
G before e, i or y is soft,—gentle, giant, gypsy. (Get and give are common exceptions.)
| age | gentle | gem | ||
| cage | gin | gypsy | ||
| page | gill | giraffe | ||
| rage | ginger | wage | ||
| sage | giant | gipsy |