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SPELLING PROGRAMME - PART 3

Target 8: Soft ‘g’ (‘g’ saying ‘j’); ‘dge’ words

Rule: ‘g’ followed by ‘a’, ‘o’ or ‘u’ has a hard ‘g’ sound, but when

followed by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’ it sometimes has a soft ‘j’ sound.

a e.g. gap
g hard ‘g’ sound
o e.g. got

u e.g. gun

e e.g. gentle sometimes has

g i e.g. giant a soft ‘j’ sound

y e.g. gym

Spell these words:-

-ge -gi -gy

gem energy giant gym

gentle danger register gymnast
stranger emergency imagine gymnastics

Soft ‘g’ at the end of words
cage stage change charge
huge hinge large range

image average garage bandage

‘dge’ words:

Spell these ‘dge’ words:-

edge dodge
fridge bridge

badge badger
smudge fudge

judge hedge

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