Rules for Hard and Soft C and G

When the letter C or G is followed by the letters I, E or Y they have a soft sound. For example:

SOFT C: city, cent, icy, face, rice, police, mice, ice, circle
SOFT G: giant, angel, gym, cage, danger, huge, orange

HARD C: card, cook, cold, cap, cat, corn
HARD G: goat, glass, gas, gum, glue, dragon, foggy

EXERCISES:

  1. Sorting Hard and Soft C – 01
  2. Sorting Hard and Soft C – 02
  3. Sorting Hard and Soft G – 01
  4. Sorting Hard and Soft G – 02

Watch the Soft C Video

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Watch the Soft G Video

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