C

C siː same as see
caches ˈkæʃɪz cf. aches
calm kɑːm cf. cam
cam kæm cf. calm
candidate ˈkændɪˌdɛɪt or ˈkændɪdət
candlelit ˈkændəllɪt
caramel ˈkærəˌmɛl
careless ˈkɛələs
casualty ˈkæʒʊltiː
catch ˈkætʃ
caught kɔːt cf. coat
cauldron ˈkɔːldrən
cauliflower ˈkɒlɪflæʊə
cautious ˈkɔːʃəs cf. nauseous
celebratory ˌsɛləˈbrɛɪtəriː
celery ˈsɛləriː cf. salary
centenary sɛnˈtiːnəriː
centri­fugal ˌsɛntrɪˈfjuːɡəl not ‐ˈtrɪf‐
chaff tʃæf
chance tʃɑːns
charade ʃəˈrɑːd
chassis ˈʃæsiː singular
chassis ˈʃæsiːz plural
cheese tʃiːz
chicken ˈtʃɪkən rhymes with thicken
children ˈtʃʊldrən or ˈtʃɪldrən
choice tʃɔɪs
choir ˈkwɑɪ ə
Chomsky ˈtʃɒmskiː not as Belorussian Хомскі
choral ˈkɔːrəl cf. coral
chorizo tʃɒˈriːsəʊ not tʃəˈrɪtsəʊ
chrys­anthemum krɪsˈænθəməm
chthonic ˈkθɒnɪk cf. diphthong
chute ʃuːt same as shoot
circum­stances ˈsɜːkəmˌstɑːnsɪz
clanger ˈklæŋə cf. clangour
clangour ˈklæŋɡə cf. clanger
clerk klɑːk cf. quark
clique kliːk not click
closure ˈkləʊʒə
cloth klɒθ cf. sloth
coal kəʊl cf. koala
coalescence ˌkəʊ əˈlɛsəns cf. coal
coat kəʊt cf. cot
colonel ˈkɜːnəl
colour ˈkələ
comfortable ˈkəmftəbəl no OR
comma ˈkɒmə
congratulate kəŋˈɡrætʃəˌlɛɪt not kəŋˈɡrædʒəˌlɛɪt
conjuror ˈkəndʒərə
consonant ˈkɒnsənənt
controversy kənˈtrɒvəsiː n.b. stress
cooed kuːd cf. could
coral ˈkɒrəl cf. choral
Costessey ˈkɒsiː
cot kɒt cf. caught
could kʊd cf. cud
coupon ˈkuːpɒn
courgette kʊəˈʒɛt or kɔːˈʒɛt
court kɔːt same as caught
covered ˈkəvəd cf. cupboard
crass kræs cf. grass
crayon ˈkrɛɪ ɒn cf. mayonnaise
crescent ˈkrɛzənt cf. pleasant
cud kəd cf. kid
culinary ˈkəlɪˌnɛriː
cumin ˈkəmɪn not ˈkjuːmən
cupboard ˈkəbəd cf. covered
cure kjʊə or kjɔː
curry ˈkəriː
cyclically ˈsɑɪklɪkliː cf. topically