The letter g is used to spell two sounds:
1. the hard sound /g/ as in go and gas
2. the 'soft' sound /j/ as in giraffe and stage
This unit covers the 'soft' sound of g.
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The sound /j/ can be spelled with either j or g. No English word ends in j - we always use ge. |
There are three lists of -ge words below:
1. Words ending in ge.
2. Words ending in dge. The d is silent but it is there for a reason: it forms a wall of two consonants between a vowel and e on the end. This stops the e from making the vowel say its long sound.
3. Words ending with the sound / i j/. This is usually spelled -age.
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| ge as in stage | dge as in bridge | age as in luggage |
| age cage page rage wage huge hinge fringe twinge plunge barge charge large merge verge forge gorge range change strange bulge scrounge challenge arrange emerge engage exchange diverge revenge orange |
badge cadge edge dredge hedge ledge sledge wedge ridge midge dodge lodge splodge budge drudge fudge grudge judge nudge sludge smudge trudge cartridge partridge  allege |
baggage bandage blockage cabbage cottage courage damage foliage garbage hostage image manage message package passage postage sausage savage shortage storage village vintage voltage wreckage advantage average knowledge college privilege |
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Take a test in these -ge words |
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