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Spelling: J, G, GE or DGE?

joke	lodger	bridge	judge
joke	junk	to lunge	surge
to choke	chunk	lunch	to search


A pigeon with a chunk of bread.	A junk in Halong Bay.

Sound /dʒ/ = letter J

au début d'un mot,
jack-in-the-box	jar	janitor	jaw	jellyfish
jigsaw	joey	joint	jug	juggler

In the middle of a word:

to adjust (əˈdʒʌst) to enjoy (ɪnˈdʒɔɪ) to injure (ˈɪndʒə(r)

major adj. (ˈmeɪdʒə(r)) object (ˈɒbdʒɪkt) project (ˈprɒdʒekt)

/dʒ/ = letter G

At the beginning / in the middle of a word:

gem

genius

gentleman

gerbil

ginger

giant panda

engine

gypsy horse

energy

gym

/dʒ/ = letters GE / DGE

anchorage anchor	a huge tree	to merge	cabbage	wreckage

badger	fudge	hedge	knowledge	ridge

Sound /dʒ/ = letters D, DI, DJ / DG

	graduate /ˈɡrædʒuət/	soldier /ˈsəʊldʒə(r)/
	adjective /ædʒɪktɪv/	judgment / ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/

Warning!

Before I & E , the letter 'g' can contain a sound /g/ (hard g) before: a, o, u OR a consonant (game, gold, guest, glad)

There is no rule.

geese (pluriel de goose)	geyser	to change gear (changer de vitsesse)	finger	tiger
to feel giddy	gift	girl	to begin	giggle

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1. Say whether the letter G (in blue) is pronounced /dʒ/ (soft sound) or /g/ (hard sound).
Gentle Ben is a children's novel. Ben is a bear.
Your daughter Sarah is getting prettier and prettier.
Giraffes and giant anteaters are wild animals.
Santa Claus is said to bring gifts to the homes of good boys and girls .
Santa Claus lives with magical elves who help him make the toys.

2. Choose the right spelling (J or G)
My mother is a nurse. She helps the when he performs an operation.
A tiger can carry a small cow in its and still climb a tree.
is a spicy cookie. Some of them have the shape of a man.
Do you know my friend Helen? She is such a girl!
Mark had a car accident last Sunday. Fortunately, he has not been seriously .
When I was young I couldn't run very fast but I could really high.

3. Choose the right spelling (GE or DGE)
When it is afraid, a can transform itself into a ball of spines.
You may carry one piece of hand on board a plane.
The Harry Potter series is a success. They are the best-selling English books in the world.
Mum, is there any milk in the ?
In some countries, policemen wear name on their uniforms.

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