Soft/Hard G

An example of a soft g word is:

• germ
• gum
• gift
• grade

All of these words have the soft g sound except:

• gate
• germ
• gap
• danger

Choose the sentence that includes a hard g word.

• The engine in the car did not work. 
• The dragon was very big. 
• The cage for the bird was very large. 
• I ate an orange for lunch. 

An example of a hard g word is:

• gentle
• gem
• angel
• gas

All of these words are hard g words except:

• goal
• gutter
• gym
• foggy

Choose the word pair that does not have a hard g sound.

• goat-gas
• wage- age
• dragon-gutter
• good-glass

Chose the sentence that includes a soft g.

• We won the game by 3 points. 
• We went over the bridge in the car. 
• I love to chew mint gum. 
• I had to clean the glass in my window. 

Choose a sentence that has a hard g word.

• My favorite thing at school is gym. 
• You are such an angel to help me. 
• My team made a goal at the game. 
• The cat we saw at the zoo was huge. 

Choose the word pair that does not have a soft g sound.

• gentle-orange
• cage- age
• germ-wage
• glue-good

All of these words are soft g words except:

• good
• cage
• orange
• gym