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Teaching the Sound of G. Image courtesy of www.pronuncian.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

“Dess what Mommy?” “Where is the dod?, “When are we donna be there?” Are these familiar questions around your house? Is your son or daughter making a “d” sound in place of a “g”? Or, leaving the “g” sound out all together? If so, don\u2019t fret. Most children under the age of five have some trouble correctly pronouncing certain sounds and words. While most children will usually mispronounce words at some point in her growth, the majority of children outgrow these mispronunciations and master correct sounds by certain ages. And, to make things even more complicated for your young child, there are two distinct sounds of “g” that he or she must perfect: a hard g and a soft g. Is there a way to help guide your child? YES! Here are some tips and tricks for teaching your child the sound of letter g.<\/p>\n

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Rules for Teaching the Sound of The Letter G<\/h2>\n

There are rules\u00a0determining whether or not the sound of letter “g” is hard as in “good”, or a soft sound as in “giant”. The most common rule to remember how to pronounce the sound of the letter “g” is to pay attention to the letter following the “g” in that particular word. However, like many other rules in the English language, there are exceptions. Here are a few key rules:<\/p>\n

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  1. Hard g before a consonant (as in g<\/strong>lad or g<\/strong>reat)<\/li>\n
  2. Hard g before a back vowel (g<\/strong>o, g<\/strong>arden, g<\/strong>um)<\/li>\n
  3. Hard g at the end of a word (big<\/strong>, frog<\/strong>, leg<\/strong>)<\/li>\n
  4. Hard g if it’s a Hebrew name (G<\/strong>ideon, G<\/strong>iliad)<\/li>\n
  5. Hard g before a front vowel in most words of Germanic origin (g<\/strong>ift, g<\/strong>et, g<\/strong>ild)<\/li>\n
  6. Soft g for a word of Greek origin that starts with gy- (gy<\/strong>mnasium, gy<\/strong>mnastics, gy<\/strong>roscope).<\/li>\n
  7. Soft g before a front vowel if the word has a Romance origin (g<\/strong>eography, g<\/strong>iant, g<\/strong>inger, g<\/strong>eneral)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As we mentioned, there are always exceptions. Can you think of words that include both a hard “g” sound and a soft “g” sound? How about the words language, or garage!\u00a0The sound of “g” is also called a “voiced sound<\/a>” —\u00a0one in which the vocal chords vibrate. Rachel’s English does a great job demonstrating how to correctly pronounce the sound of the letter “g”.<\/p>\n