face cent nice
lace cell price
place ice slice
race rice twice
Grace mice cypress
cylinder cyclone
(Hard c is found before a, o, and u or a consonant.)
Rule 11.
G before e, i or y is soft,--gentle, giant, gypsy. (Get and give are
common exceptions.)
age gentle gem
cage gin gypsy
page gill giraffe
rage ginger wage
sage giant gipsy
Exercise--Pronounce and mark the following words, and tell whether they
contain the soft or hard sounds of g.
go gay gate globe
dog bag garden glass
gentle cage general forge
geese gather wagon glove
gem game George forget
germ Gill Grace grain
Note effect of final e on hard g.
rag rage sag sage
wag wage stag stage
Rule 12.