sane english letter g
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Sane English for KGU Students
Rowan E WagnerThe Letter ‘G’
Rule 2: C may soften to /j/ when followed by E,I or YOtherwise, G says /g/
/j/ germ ginger biology angelic agile allergy
G is the only single-letter phonogram which spells the sound /g/. Therefore in a few words, G retains its hard sound /g/ before E,I, or Y
/g/get gift gynecology anger begin argyle
When is not followed by E, I, or Y, it must say /g/- before the vowels A,O,U, gap goat begun cardigan archipelago configure
- before a consonant, glad granular magnet
- and at the end of the word egg crag leg
Italian words insert a silent letter h to separate the G from the E or an I to retain the hard /g/ sound, forming the advanced phonogram gh
/g/
ghetto spaghetti
French and Spanish words insert a silent letter u to support the G from E or I to retain the hard /g/ sound, forming the phonogram gu
/g/
plague guide guerilla guitar
This rule also helps to explain the multi-letter phonogram dge. G is followed by an E, causing the G to say /j/
/j/
wedge drudge bridge fridge
References •Uncovering the LOGIC of English; A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling and Literacy by Denise Eide• LANE’S ENGLISH Pronunciation Guide by Richard R. Lane, PhD•HOT WORDS for the SAT (5th Ed.) by Linda Carnevale, M.A.
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