G or J Sound Worksheet: Spell the /j/ Sound
Children learn that the /j/ sound is often spelt g before e, i or y and j before a, o or u, and write g or j in jam, gem, gym, ginger, jungle, gel, jacket, giraffe, jump, angel, cage and job.
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Phonics Level 2 Worksheets: CVC, CCVC, CVCC Word Families & Blends for Early Readers (Ages 4-7)
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How to use this worksheet
Read the 'When to use g or j?' box together. For each picture, your child looks at the letter after the gap and writes g or j.
Materials needed
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Find g and j words in a story
- 2Jump each time you say a /j/ word
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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