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Enjoy these FREE soft c and g phonics puzzles with your learners.
You may also enjoy my No Prep Hard and Soft c and g Pages.
*Scroll down to the teal download button towards the END of this post to snag these free puzzles.
What does “soft c” and “soft g” even mean?
It doesn’t take long for learners to notice that when they happen upon the letter c or the letter g, these letters can represent more than one sound.
C doesn’t always represent /k/ as in cat, and g doesn’t always represent /g/ as in goat. The /k/ and /g/ sounds are the hard sounds of c and g.
Sometimes, c represents its soft sound, /s/. We hear this in the words city and nice. And sometimes g represents its soft sound, /j/. We hear this in the words giraffe and age.
So how are learners to know which sound to make? I’m so glad you asked!
Here is the phonics generalization: When c or g is followed by e, i, or y, they typically make their soft sounds. Two exceptions {off the top of my head} are gift and girl.
I’m sharing these FREE puzzles with you today so that learners can practice this skill.
Enjoy teaching!
~Becky
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You may also enjoy my No Prep Hard and Soft c and g Pages.
*Scroll down to the teal download button towards the END of this post to snag these free puzzles.
Soft c and g Phonics Generalization
What does “soft c” and “soft g” even mean?
It doesn’t take long for learners to notice that when they happen upon the letter c or the letter g, these letters can represent more than one sound.
C doesn’t always represent /k/ as in cat, and g doesn’t always represent /g/ as in goat. The /k/ and /g/ sounds are the hard sounds of c and g.
Sometimes, c represents its soft sound, /s/. We hear this in the words city and nice. And sometimes g represents its soft sound, /j/. We hear this in the words giraffe and age.
So how are learners to know which sound to make? I’m so glad you asked!
Here is the phonics generalization: When c or g is followed by e, i, or y, they typically make their soft sounds. Two exceptions {off the top of my head} are gift and girl.
Soft c and g Phonics Puzzles
I’m sharing these FREE puzzles with you today so that learners can practice this skill.
- Cut apart the puzzles.
- Learners match the words to the pictures.
- Once learners are confident, they can do these independently.
Ready to snag these freebies? Click below:
Enjoy teaching!
~Becky
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