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Sc and sch: pesce or scuola?
Read sh versus sk in everyday words.
Sc before e or i
Sc in scena and pesce is /ʃ/, like English sh; it is held long between vowels. Sci before another vowel often uses i as a spelling helper, as in sciarpa.
sc
sh sound
Keep the k sound
Sc before a/o/u is /sk/: scala, scuola. Sch keeps /sk/ before e/i: schermo, schiena.
pesce · scuola
fish · school