In spelling rules, G has two different sounds. Soft /G/ is as /J/ and hard /G/ as /G/.
One is hard as /G/ in Goat and the other is soft as /J/ sound in GYM. Hard sound is taught in school in kindergarten. When to use, the letter G soft sound depends on the letter that follows G in the word.
Lets see with examples:
Spelling Rule-4.1: If /G/ followed by e,i or y sounds as /J/
Examples:
- Gene
- Germ
- Digital
- Giraff
- Gym
- Biology
Spelling Rule-4.1: If /G/ is not followed by e,i or y sounds as /G/
Examples:
- Goat
- Dog
- Gone
- Gas
- Give
- Got
- Gain
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Spelling Rules
Spelling Rule- Before You Start: Part-A
Spelling Rule- 1: Syllables
Spelling Rule- 2 : English Words Never end with
Spelling Rule- 3 : “Y” acts as a consonant as well as a vowel
Spelling Rule- 4 : Two sounds of “C”
Spelling Rule- 5 : Two sounds of “G”
Spelling Rule- 6 : Magic-E/Silent-E
Spelling Rule- 7 : Drop the “e” rule
Spelling Rule-8: The 1:1:1 doubling-up rule
Spelling Rule-9: A E O U at the end of the Syllable
Spelling Rule-10: The Rabbit rule
Spelling Rule- Before You Start: Part-A
Spelling Rule- 11: The FLOSS/FLSZ rule
Spelling Rule- 12 : Use of C or K to pronounce K
Spelling Rule- 13: Use of /CH/ & /TCH/
Spelling Rule- 14: Use of /Cial/ & /Tial/
Spelling Rule-15: Two vowel’s sounds
Spelling Rule- 16 : Short Vowel Sounds
Spelling Rule- 17 : Long Vowel Sounds
Spelling Rule-18: Vowels in Short Words
Spelling Rule-19: Long Vowels’ Rules and Patterns
Spelling Rule-20: W is the Boss