If the C is followed by an E, I or Y, then the C would softeninto an S sound.There are some ways to stop the following letters from softeningthe C:Firstly, we can double the C like "soccer". However, this mightnot work out because it sometimes make both hard and soft soundslike "accident","accept","accent","access","success", etc.Secondly, we can put an H after C like"architect","chemical","orchid","schedule","orchestra","chyme",etc.However, this might sound quite unobvious because CH is already aconsonant digraph which sounds like a voiceless J like"chair","chain","chin","chart","Chess",etc.Thirdly, we can replace the C with a K like"king","kind","keep", etc. The C and K generally makes the samesound.If the following letter is an E, I or Y, you'll notice that weuse a K instead. That's because if we use the C with thesefollowing letters, then it'll soften into an S sound.