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Why does the word 'girl' not have a soft g sound?
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In English, the sound of soft g is the affricate /dʒ/, as in general, giant, and gym. A g at the end of a word usually renders a hard g (as in "rag"), while if a soft rendition is intended it would be followed by a silent e (as in "rage").
Oct 16, 2015 · Generally, soft <g> only occurs before a front vowel letter. With very few exceptions, <g> can only be "soft" /dʒ/ when it comes before one of the letters <e>, <i> or <y>. (This is parallel to the rule for pronouncing <c> as "soft" /s/ vs. "hard" /k/.)
Aug 29, 2023 · Best Answer. Hard G will usually take a hard sound when A, O, or U comes after it (not all the time). The hard g will make a guh sound. Soft G will usually take a soft sound when...
Jan 8, 2015 · In English, words beginning with 'g' can have a soft (giraffe) or hard (give) pronunciation. And therein lies the problem.
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Nov 2, 2019 · A hard "g" sounds almost like a "k," as in the words great, good, and pig. A soft "g" sounds more like a "j," as in the words large, general, and giant. By contrast, a hard "c" sounds like a "k," as in the words cup, class, and fact. A soft "c" sounds like an "s" as in city, receive, and cell.
There are some words that do not follow the above rules of hard and soft ‘c’ and ‘g’ rules. Words like girl, gift, get, begin. Here, the letter g is followed by vowels i and e, but does not make the soft g sound, /j/. It makes the usual hard g sound, /g/.
The reason why the word ‘girl’ does not have a soft G sound is due to the way that the word is spelled. In the English language, the letter ‘g’ typically has two different sounds, a hard sound and a soft sound.
