| C | siː | same as see |
| caches | ˈkæʃɪz | cf. aches |
| calm | kɑːm | cf. cam |
| cam | kæm | cf. calm |
| candidate | ˈkændɪ |
or ˈkændɪdət |
| candlelit | ˈkændəl |
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| caramel | ˈkærəˌmɛl | |
| careless | ˈkɛələs | |
| casualty | ˈkæʒʊltiː | |
| catch | ˈkætʃ | |
| caught | kɔːt | cf. coat |
| cauldron | ˈkɔːldrən | |
| cauliflower | ˈkɒlɪflæʊə | |
| cautious | ˈkɔːʃəs | cf. nauseous |
| celebratory | ˌsɛlə |
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| celery | ˈsɛləriː | cf. salary |
| centenary | sɛn |
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| centrifugal | ˌsɛntrɪ |
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 | krɪs |
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| chthonic | ˈkθɒnɪk | cf. diphthong |
| chute | ʃuːt | same as shoot |
| circumstances | ˈsɜːkəm |
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| 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 | kəŋˈɡrætʃə |
not kəŋˈɡrædʒə |
| conjuror | ˈkəndʒərə | |
| consonant | ˈkɒnsənənt | |
| controversy | kən |
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 | ˈkəlɪ |
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| cumin | ˈkəmɪn | not ˈkjuːmən |
| cupboard | ˈkəbəd | cf. covered |
| cure | kjʊə | or kjɔː |
| curry | ˈkəriː | |
| cyclically | ˈsɑɪklɪkliː | cf. topically |