Spelling ge, gi and gy words - the soft g sound

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

2. Before the vowels e, i and y, the sound /j/ is usually spelled with the letter g:

Germany

giraffe

gymnastics


ge as in Germany	gi as in giraffe	gy as in gymnast
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