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📏 Tip: When c or g is followed by e, i, or y, it usually makes a soft sound. c → /s/ (city), g → /j/ (gem).
1) Read the Words Out Loud 🗣️
Read each word. Listen for the soft sound!
Soft g (/j/)
- gem
- gym
- page
- cage
- giraffe
- giant
5) Read and Draw 🎨
Read, then draw in the big box.
"In the city, a giant giraffe in a gym ate ice and rice off a page."
Draw here ✏️
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2) Fill in the Blank ✏️
Choose from the word bank.
cityicefacericegempagegiraffecage
- 1. The big has tall buildings.
- 2. Skating on is so fun!
- 3. I washed my with soap.
- 4. We ate and beans for dinner.
- 5. A is a shiny stone.
- 6. Turn the to keep reading.
- 7. A tall has a long neck.
- 8. The bird sleeps in its .
3) Sort the Sounds 📂
Sort: ice, gem, city, cage, race, page
4) Build a Sentence ✍️
Words are shuffled. Put them in order.
giraffeatallseeI
cityinliveabigWe
Ex.2: 1) city · 2) ice · 3) face · 4) rice · 5) gem · 6) page · 7) giraffe · 8) cage · Ex.3: soft c: ice, city, race — soft g: gem, cage, page · Ex.4: I see a tall giraffe. / We live in a big city.