Hard G Sound


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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.

  1. 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

  1. 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.

Hard G, G sound words
 

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.

Hard G & Soft G 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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The Letter G Song - Learn the Alphabet
Learn to sing along and make the letter sounds

Hard /g/ Sound
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Learn words that contain the G consonant.

Phonics Letter - G
Words that begin with G - Garden, Goat, Grass, Green, Gold, Glass, Gate, Game, Grandfather, Grandmother, Gentleman, Goodbye

The Letter G Song
A phonics song to help children learn the hard sound of the letter G.

My “G” Book
A story with words that begin with G.

Words Starting With G

Learn the sound of the letters

Learning Short Vowels

Short Vowels
Short A Short E Short I
Short O Short U Short Vowels

Learning Long Vowels

Long Vowels
Long A Long E Long I
Long O Long U Y (vowel)
Long Vowels Short & Long Vowels

Compare Short & Long Vowels

Short & Long Vowels
Short & Long A Short & Long E Short & Long I
Short & Long O Short & Long U

Learning Consonants

Consonants
Letter B Hard C Soft C
Letter D Letter F Hard G
Soft G Letter H Letter J
Letter K Letter L Letter M
Letter N Letter P Letter Q
Letter R Letter S Letter T
Letter V Letter W Letter X
Letter Y Letter Z



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