We are now going to think about words where the soft g sound appears elsewhere in the word.
If the /j/ sound comes elsewhere in a word it can be spelled j or g.
These rules will help:
1. Before the vowels a, o and u, the sound /j/ is usually spelled with the letter j:January | job | jump |
Germany | giraffe | gymnastics |
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ge as in Germany | gi as in giraffe | gy as in gymnast |
gem gen gene germ gelignite gender gentle general generate generous genius genuine geography geometry George germinate gesture angel agent agency danger emergency intelligent legend pigeon stranger suggest tragedy vegetable |
gin gist giant gigantic giblets ginger ginseng giro ************ engine engineer fragile imagine imagination legion magic margin magistrate region religion register tragic |
gymnastics gymnasium gymkhana gyrate gyroscope ********** allergy apology clergy Egypt energy lethargy strategy edge > edgy dodge > dodgy sponge > spongy stodge > stodgy ********* The suffix -ology means 'the study of' e.g. archaeology biology ecology geology meteorology technology zoology |
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