Why does the letter G sound different in some words? 🤔 Sometimes it’s a hard /g/ like go, gate, gum. Other times it’s a soft /j/ like giant, giraffe, gem. Here’s the rule kids need 👇 G a, o, u = /g/ G e, i, y = /j/ Once children learn this pattern, reading stops feeling random and starts making sense 🧠✨ Inside Wonster Words, kids see and hear these sound rules through games that actually stick. phonics, hard g soft g, reading rules, early literacy, spelling tips, kids learning app, Wonster Wo

Exception of soft and hard ‘c’ and ‘g’ rules The English language has many rules and so are the exceptions to them. There are some words that do not follow the above rules of hard and soft ‘c’ and ‘g’ rules. Words like girl, gift, get, begin. Here, the letter g is followed by vowels i and e, but does not make the soft g sound, /j/. It makes the usual hard g sound, /g/. Words like soccer, where c is followed by vowel e, but does not produce the soft c sound, /s/. It makes the usual hard c sound,