The sounds of the SC

1. The hard sound of the SC or /SK/.

a) When the SC is close to strong vowel such as A, O, or U, you pronounce the following sound.

sca= /ska/ sco= /sko/ scu=/sku/

ESEMPI: scatola

sca	sco	scu
Scala (staircase)	Scodella (bowl)	Scuola (school)
Scambio (exchange)	Scolpire (to sculpt)	Scudetto (championship shield)
Scappare (to run away)	Scoiattolo (squirrel)	Scuro (dark)
Scarpe (shoes)	Scolapasta (colander)	Scusa (excuse)
Scatola (box)	Sconto (discount)	Scultura (sculpture)
Scampi (scampi)	Scommessa (bet)	Scuotere (shake)

b) When the SC is close to weak vowel such as E or I, you need to ad the letter H in order to pronounce the hard sound.

sche =/ske/ schi=/ski/

ESEMPI: scheletro

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