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Before the letter e the sound /s/ can be spelled with the letter c.

cease The troop of soldiers were told to cease fire immediately.
ceiling We've painted the ceiling white.
celery He doesn't like celery in a salad.
central The bank was fairly central in the city.
celebrity He followed celebrity news.
cement We use a trowel to put the cement on the bricks.
cemetery We visited the cemetery once a month.
century A decade lasts for ten years while a century lasts for one hundred.
centipede The centipede crawled on the leaf.
census The government often takes a census of the population.
cereal Wheat is an example of a cereal grain.
ceremony Will you be attending the opening ceremony?
certain Are you certain you paid that bill?
certificate The college awarded me a certificate.
centre British English spelling There were lots of people in the city centre on Saturday.
centimetre British English spelling I need to shorten my jeans by one centimetre.

Learn more about these words in Unit 20. Soft c: ce, ci, cy

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cease
ceiling
celery
central
celebrity
cement
cemetery
century
centipede
census
cereal
ceremony
certain
certificate
centre
centimetre

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