cy bicycle 腳踏車 [Card #15; 字卡第15張: 第3個單字, 字母組合發音 cy]

The letter c makes the /s/ sound when followed by e, i, or y. (ce、ci、cy 的 c 發 /s/ 的音)

〔bicycle第一個c因為y發/s/的音;第二個c發/k/的音。〕

■ (y as short i)
• Initial/Medial position(首/中):cylinder, cynic, cynical, cyst, cymbal, bicycle

■ (y as long e)【字典常標示為短[i]】
• Final position(尾):fancy, accuracy, agency, latency, transparency, discrepancy, delicacy, legacy, frequency, efficiency, privacy, primacy, pharmacy, mercy, emergency, currency, intricacy, policy, prophecy, democracy, bureaucracy, conspiracy, diplomacy

■ (y as long i)
• Initial position(首): cyber, cycle, cyan, cypress, cytoplasm