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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