Soft c (city, face): word list
33 words for grade 2. Words grouped by spelling pattern.
The letters c and g have a hard and a soft sound. They are usually soft before e, i or y.
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| Word | Syllables | Estimated grade |
|---|---|---|
| city | 2 | 1 |
| circle | 2 | K |
| cent | 1 | 1 |
| face | 1 | K |
| ice | 1 | K |
| rice | 1 | 1 |
| nice | 1 | 1 |
| mice | 1 | 1 |
| race | 1 | 1 |
| place | 1 | 1 |
| dance | 1 | K |
| pencil | 2 | K |
| cereal | 3 | 2 |
| circus | 2 | 2 |
| center | 2 | 2 |
| cell | 1 | 2 |
| fence | 1 | K |
| juice | 1 | 2 |
| price | 1 | 1 |
| slice | 1 | 2 |
| twice | 1 | 2 |
| voice | 1 | 2 |
| dice | 1 | 2 |
| trace | 1 | 2 |
| brace | 1 | 2 |
| grace | 1 | 2 |
| peace | 1 | 2 |
| pace | 1 | 2 |
| lace | 1 | 2 |
| prince | 1 | 2 |
| since | 1 | 2 |
| cellar | 2 | 2 |
| celery | 3 | K |
Grades are estimates of when a word is first taught. Source: Written for this site
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