SC - French Pronunciation of SC

The letters SC in French can be pronounced in one of two ways:

1. In front of a soft vowel, SC is pronounced like the English S.
    
2. In front of a hard vowel or a consonant, the S and C are pronounced separately according to their respective rules.

French words with SC

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sciences   (science)

escargots   (snails)

scruter   (to scan)

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