(lively music) - Good morning learners.

I am Randi House and I'm a kindergarten teacher from right here in Arkansas.

I am so excited that you're here to learn with me because today we're going to be learning about the letter G, and how it can make two different sounds.

I know what you're thinking.

"What?

How can G make two sounds?"

Now, I know that you know that G says the guh sound.

But did you know that it can also make the juh sound?

Yup.

It sure can.

"But Ms. House, how do I know when it says which sound?"

Well, first of all, we call that guh sound the hard G sound.

And then when G says the juh sound, kind of like a J, we call that the soft G sound.

And the good news is there's a trick to knowing when to use which one.

You see, all you have to do to know which sound G is making is look at the letter that comes after G, and that will help you read the word correctly.

If the letter that comes after the G is I, E or Y, then you're going to use that soft juh sound.

Like these words.

Giant.

I is right after the G so it makes it say a soft sound.

Gym.

Y is right after the G. So it says that soft sound.

Gel.

E is right after the G. Gentle.

E is right after the G. Germ.

Again, E is right after that G. General.

Again, E is right after the G. And giraffe.

We have an I after the G. So if it has an E, I or Y, it uses that soft sound.

Now, if that letter is an A, O or U, that falls right after that G, you're going to use that hard G sound.

It's going to say guh.

Like the word gas.

That has the vowel of A right after the G. Like good, which has O.

What about gum?

It has U.

Go has an O. Gobble also has an O.

Game.

That A makes the G say guh.

And goat.

And next time you're reading a new word and come across that tricky G letter, just look at the letter that comes right after it to know which sound it makes.

I challenge you to get out a piece of paper and on one side write hard G, on the other side write soft G. And can you think of any words that have those two different sounds?

I want you to write them down and share them with a grown-up in your home.

I hope you're having an awesome day.

And I will see you back here again tomorrow for more learning with Arkansas Rise and Shine.

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