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  • Feb 21, 2006, 04:03 PM
    [email protected]
    English
    I am needing some help. My daughter is in first grade and brang home a paper today that I can not help her with. They want her cut and paste the pictures given on to the correct areas. Areas being soft c, hard c and soft g, and hard g.The words for the c's are... celery, castle, cookie, cigar, and cow. The g's are... gate, girl, giant, giraffe, gingerbread men.
  • Feb 22, 2006, 05:47 AM
    RickJ
    From here:

    Each of these letters has a hard sound

    hard c sound (kuh): cat, cup

    hard g sound (guh): gap, goat

    As well as a soft sound.

    soft c sound (suh): cell, city

    soft g sound (juh): gerbil, gym

    Usually, a c or g sound is hard or soft depending on the vowel that follows it. Here's the general rule:

    1. When c or g meets a, o, or u, its sound is hard:

    cap, cave, colt, comedy, curly, cuddle

    gas, gather, goblet, goddess, gum, gutter

    2. When c or g meets e, I, or y, its sound is soft.

    census, center, circle, citizen, cycle, cymbal

    gel, general, giant, ginger, gypsy, gyrate

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  • Feb 22, 2006, 09:14 AM
    [email protected]
    Thank You So Much For Responding... you Help Is Greatly Appreicated.
  • Feb 22, 2006, 09:21 AM
    RickJ
    You're welcome! ;)

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