In the following list of words _c_ is soft before _e_ or _i_.

cite ace ice cell cent
vice rice lace city since
nice trice dice farce fence
slice pace mice voice lance
price trace grace pence mince
truce mace cease hence prince
place brace fleece dance thence
space twice peace glance chance
splice spruce choice quince whence


In the following list of words _g_ and _dg_ before _e_ and _i_ are
pronounced like _j_.

gin gist gill gem gibe
germ tinge edge urge huge
serge judge singe ledge large
barge fudge lodge dodge ridge
cringe lunge budge hedge badge
sledge nudge wedge fringe range
bridge merge grudge trudge mange
smudge charge plunge dredge change


_K_ and _ck_ are sounded exactly alike. Their use is not so confusing
from the point of view of sounding as from spelling. The use of the _ck_