Scythe Pronunciation in English
Scythe Pronunciation in English
Dear teacher, I was reading a book to my little one, and the word "scythe" came up. In my head, I pronounced it like "sky-the," but when I said it out loud, my friend laughed and said I was wrong. Now I’m confused—how do you actually pronounce it?
Isaac_Johnsan
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Last update: 1 week ago
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Greetings to you, Isaac Johnsan.
Yes, 'c' in scythe is silent. The word 'scythe' is pronounced as /saith/. /sai/ as in 'sigh' and then the unvoiced or soft /th/ sound just like in 'math'.
Other words with silent 'c' are:
- science /sa-yens/
- scissors /si-zerz/
- scent /sent/
- crescent /kre-sent/
- scene /seen/
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