Crack the Soft Sound Code

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🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To

Identify and apply soft c and soft g spelling patterns

Success Criteria:

✓ I can recognise when c and g make soft sounds
✓ I can identify the letters that cause soft sounds
✓ I can spell words with soft c (/s/) and soft g (/j/) patterns

📚 The Soft Sound Rule

C makes the /s/ sound and G makes the /j/ sound when followed by e, i, or y

Examples: centre, city, cycle, gentle, giant, gym

Remember: Some words break this rule (like girl, give, get)

🔤 Part 1: Word Sort Challenge

Sort these words into the correct columns:
Words: cage, circle, magic, cat, goal, energy, dance, engine, gym, garden

1. Write each word in the correct column:

Soft C (/s/)

Soft G (/j/)

Hard C or G

2. Highlight the c or g AND the letter that follows it in each soft sound word above.

✏️ Part 2: Complete & Correct

3. Complete these sentences using words from the box:

Word Bank: celebrate, bridge, bicycle, emergency, pencil, orange

a) I rode my __________ to school today.

b) We will __________ my birthday next week.

d) Call 111 in an __________.

4. Find and correct the spelling errors in these sentences:

a) The gient lived in a castel on the hill.

b) She chose the orang juse instead of lemun.

5. Extension Challenge: Why do you think these words have hard g sounds even though they're followed by 'i'? Research and explain: girl, give, get