Rule 4. Monosyllables ending in the sound of _ic_ represented by _c_
usually take _k_ after the _c_, as in _back, knock,_ etc. Exceptions:
_talc, zinc, roc, arc,_ and a few very uncommon words. Words of more
than one syllable ending in _ic_ or _iac_ do not take _k_ after the _c_
(except _derrick_), as for example _elegiac, cubic, music,_ etc.
If the _c_ is preceded by any other vowel than _i_ or _ia, k_ is added
to the _c_, as in _barrack, hammock, wedlock_. Exceptions:
_almanac, havoc,_ and a very few uncommon words.
Rule 5. To preserve the hard sound of _c_ when a syllable is added
which begins with _e, i,_ or _y, k_ is placed after final _c_,
as in _trafficking, zincky, colicky_.
Rule 6. _X_ and _h_ are never doubled, _v_ and _j_ seldom.
_G_ with the soft sound cannot be doubled, because then the first _g_
would be made hard. Example: _mag'ic. Q_ always appears with _u_
following it, and here _u_ has the value of the consonant _w_ and in no
way combines or is counted with the vowel which may follow it. For
instance _squatting_ is written as if _squat_ contained but one vowel.
Rule 7.
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