Phonics: Lesson 1 - Identifying Hard and Soft g

Introduction

Today, you will read and spell words with hard and soft g.

Visual

We are going to learn about hard and soft g. The letter g can have a hard or soft sound.

Look at the words: game, golden, and guppy. In these words, the letter g stands for the /g/ sound. It is called hard g. When g is followed by the vowel a, o, or u, it usually is pronounced /g/.

game golden guppy

Now, let’s look at the words: gentle, giant, and gym. In these words, the letter g stands for the /j/ sound. It is called soft g. When the letter g is followed by the vowel e, i, or y, it is usually pronounced /j/.

gentle giant gym

Task

In Your Notebook: Draw a two-column chart. Write Hard g and Soft g in the top columns on the chart.

Interactive

Directions: Read each word. Sort the word based on its spelling pattern. After completing the sort, please copy this sort into your phonics/word study journal.

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