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Videos and songs to help Kindergarten kids learn how to pronounce the hard G sound.
Learn words that begin or end with G.
Learning the Sound of “G”
The letter G has two common sounds in English: the hard G and the soft G. Understanding these sounds and knowing when they appear helps with pronunciation and spelling.
- Hard G Sound
Pronunciation: /g/ (like in go or game).
When does the letter G makes the hard sound?
Before the vowels A, O, U (e.g., gap, goat, gum).
In consonant clusters (e.g., glove, green).
At the end of words (e.g., dog, log).
Examples of Hard G Words
Beginning: goat, garden, gum, girl, gold
Middle: eagle, tiger, bagel
End: dog, log, frog, rug, flag
- Soft G Sound
Pronunciation: /j/ (like in giant or gem).
When does the letter G makes the soft sound?
Before the vowels E, I, Y (e.g., giraffe, gem, gym).
Examples of Soft G Words
Beginning: giant, gem, gym, gentle
Middle: magic, engine, fragile
The following diagram shows some examples of words that have the hard g sound. Scroll down the page for more examples and songs to help you learn how to pronounce words beginning or ending with the g sound.
Have a look at the following diagrams to compare hard G and soft G words for the letter G in the beginning, middle or ending of the words.
Free worksheets to help students practice writing the letter G and the Alphabet.
Letter g Worksheet (lower case)
Letter G Worksheet (upper case)
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Learning Short Vowels
| Short Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| Short A | Short E | Short I |
| Short O | Short U | Short Vowels |
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| Long Vowels | ||
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| Long A | Long E | Long I |
| Long O | Long U | Y (vowel) |
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