... combination SC follows the same rule: SC is pronounced [s] before the vowels E, I, Y, but SC is pronounced [sk] before the vowels A, O, U and before consonants The sound [s]: scent, science, fascist, scythe, ... combination CC follows the same rule: CC is pronounced [ks] before the vowels E, I, Y, but CC is pronounced [k] before the vowels A, O, U and before consonants The sound [ks]: accent, access, accept, eccentric, ... s/es to the final consonants and vowels of nouns and verbs The ending s/es is added to nouns to form the plural form of nouns (a book – books) The ending s/es is added to verbs to form the third...