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<\/a>When the vowels e, i, or y directly follow the letter C in a word, the C typically makes an \/s\/ sound. We call this a soft C<\/strong> sound. Some words with soft C sounds are cereal<\/em><\/strong>, city<\/em><\/strong>, pencil<\/em><\/strong>, and celery<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the vowels e, i, or y directly follow the letter C in a word, the C typically makes an \/s\/ sound.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n When it\u2019s surrounded by any other letters, C makes its normal \/k\/ sound. We see this in words like cat<\/em><\/strong>, clip<\/em><\/strong>, crib<\/em><\/strong>, and cup<\/em><\/strong>. We call this sound a hard C<\/strong> sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just like the letter C, the letter G also makes two sounds: \/g\/ or \/j\/. G changes sounds when it is followed by specific vowels. When the letter G is directly followed by e, i, or y, it usually makes the \/j\/ sound. This is called a soft G<\/strong> sound, and we see it in words like: gem<\/em><\/strong>, gym<\/em><\/strong>, orange<\/em><\/strong>, and giraffe<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the letter G is directly followed by e, i, or y, it usually makes the \/j\/ sound.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n When G is followed by o,a,u, l, r it makes its regular \/g\/ sound. We call this a hard G<\/strong> sound. Words with a hard G sound include gum<\/em><\/strong>, bagel<\/em><\/strong>, frog<\/em><\/strong>, and egg<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When introducing the hard and soft sounds, teach students to look to see what letter follows the letter G or C. This will help them determine whether the C or G is soft or hard. <\/p>\n\n\n These are some of the activities we do to work with the phonics patterns we\u2019re learning each week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Give students plenty of opportunities to practice distinguishing between hard and soft sounds. Use a pocket chart and picture cards or word cards and ask students to sort them by the sounds they hear – hard C, soft C, hard G, and soft G.<\/p>\n\n\n Help students build auditory discrimination skills by showing them several pictures and writing a C or G word. Ask students to read the word, say the picture names, and listen to find which picture name has the same hard or soft c\/g sound as the written word.<\/p>\n\n\n These same sound tasks cards are included in a complete Sounds of C & G phonics unit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use decodable phonics passages or readers to encourage students to sound out words using decoding strategies rather than guessing from pictures or predicting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a source for decodable passages that target hard\/soft C and G<\/a> . Students locate and highlight words in the pattern, then answer comprehension questions about the text.<\/p>\n\n\n There are a few fun and catchy tunes you can listen to with your class to help them learn the rules and see examples of the two sounds of C and G. Try these out with your students and encourage them to sing and dance along!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
What is the Soft G Sound?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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How I teach sounds of C and G<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nActivities for Teaching Hard and Soft C and G<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sound Sorts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Identifying Same Sounds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Decodable Passages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Sounds of C and G Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n