ELA21.2.38l

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 2

ELA21.2.38l
Encode words with hard and soft c and g.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

The hard sound of c is /k/.
The soft sound of c is /s/.
The hard sound of g is /g/.
The soft sound of g is /j/.
The spelling generalizations associated with hard and soft c and g.

Skills

Encode (spell) words with the hard c, such as carry, and the soft c, such as cent.
Encode (spell) words with the hard g, such as game, and the soft g, such as giraffe.

Understanding

The letter that follows a c or g determines the sound that c or g will make in a word.
C makes a hard sound when it comes before a, o, u, or any consonant, and it makes a soft sound when it comes before i, e, or y.
G makes a hard sound when it comes before a, o, u, or any consonant, and it makes a soft sound when it comes before i, e, or y.

Vocabulary

Encode
Hard c
Soft c
Hard g
Soft g

COS Examples

Examples: carry, cent; game, giraffe

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