Pronunciation Rules

Question 1

“Ch” is sometimes pronounced like

Answer 1

“K”

Examples: chromatin, chronic

Question 2

“P” at the beginning of a term is silent if it is

Answer 2

Followed by a consonant

Examples: psychiatry, psychology, pneumonia

Question 3

“P” at the beginning of a term is pronounced if it is

Answer 3

Followed by a vowel

Examples: pelvis, pus

Question 4

“P” within a term is

Answer 4

Pronounced

Examples: approach, correspond, appendix

Question 5

“C” and “g” are given the soft sounds of “s” and “j” respectively if they are

Answer 5

Followed by e, I, or y

Examples: cycle, cell, giant, gestation

Question 6

“C” and “g” are given the hard sound of “k” and “g” respectively when they are

Answer 6

Followed by any other letters

Examples: clot, cardiac, guarantee, cardiomegaly

Question 7

“I” at the end of a word (to form a plural) is

Answer 7

Pronounced as “ī”

Examples: alveoli, glomeruli, bronchi

Question 8

“Ae” and “oe” are

Answer 8

Pronounced as “ēē”

Examples: fasciae, petechiae