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Common Letter Patterns. Soft and Hard Letters c and g spellings. Guess the spelling rule!. The letters c and g have different sounds in different words. Copy the table down:. a) What do the words in the hard column have in common? b) What do the words in the soft column have n common?.
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Common Letter Patterns Soft and Hard Letters c and g spellings
Guess the spelling rule! The letters c and g have different sounds in different words. Copy the table down: a) What do the words in the hard column have in common? b) What do the words in the soft column have n common?
Soft and Hard c or g Rules Copy this into your jotter: The letters c or g usually have a soft sound when followed by e, i or y. The letters c or g usually have a hard sound when followed by a, o, u or a consonant. However, there are a few common words where g followed by i or has a hard sound! These are: get, geese, gear, tiger gift, girl, give, begin.
Extension Work Do the following exercises in your jotter: Confusion between soft c and s Put the correct letter in the space: • ra_e • Pla_e • Mi_take • Wor_e • _entimental • _ituation
Confusion between -iss and –ice Bliss, hiss, hospice, justice, poultice, Swiss • Words which have –iss have _______syllables. • Words which have –ice have _______syllables. Confusion between iss/ice/ace endings Put the correct endings on these words: Furn___ terr___ Surf___ Neckl___ pal___
Confusion between -cy and -sy endings Some words with a soft c sound at the end can be confused with –sy. Write down the correct spellings: 1)Truan__ 2) Embas__ 3) Boun__ 4) Fus__ 5) luna__ 6) fan__ Confusion between soft g and j in a word Copy this into your jotter: If the vowel a, o or u follows it, use a j. If the vowel e, i or y follows it, use a g. E.g. jacket, jolly, just, tragic, gymanst
Confusion between –ge and –dge endings No words, in English, end with a j. If there is the soft g sound at the end of the word it is made with a –ge or a –dge. Copy this: If there is a consonant before the soft g sound end the word with –ge. Example: large, range When there is a short vowel before the soft g sound,and the word is one syllablelong,end the word with –dge. Example: badge, edge, bridge Any other time, the word ends with –ge. Example: page, message, garage, college, etc.
