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Before the vowel e, the sound /j/ is usually spelled with the letter g.
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gem |
A garnet is a red gem.
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gen |
Gen is a slang word for knowledge.
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gene |
The illness is caused by the inheritance of an abnormal gene.
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germ |
A germ is a microorganism that can cause disease.
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gelignite |
The miners used gelignite to blast the quarry wall away.
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gender |
It is important not to discriminate against people because of their age, race, gender or disability.
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gentle |
I used a gentle soap to cleanse my face.
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general |
The teacher noticed a general increase in her class's spelling scores.
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generate |
His talk should generate much interest.
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generous |
Thank you for your generous donation.
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genius |
Einstein was a genius.
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genuine |
Are these genuine diamonds or fakes?
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geography |
At school, Geography was one of my favourite subjects.
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geometry |
We are studying angles in our geometry class.
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george |
Did St George slay a dragon?
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germinate |
How long will these seeds take to germinate?
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gesture |
His gesture showed that he was very angry.
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Learn more about these words in the Spellzone Main Course: Unit 19. Soft g: ge, gi, gy
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