Soft C and G Phonics Puzzles

Enjoy these FREE soft c and g phonics puzzles with your learners.

You may also enjoy my No Prep Hard and Soft c and g Pages.

*Scroll down to the teal download button towards the END of this post to snag these free puzzles.

Soft c and g Phonics Generalization

What does “soft c” and “soft g” even mean?

It doesn’t take long for learners to notice that when they happen upon the letter c or the letter g, these letters can represent more than one sound.

C doesn’t always represent /k/ as in cat, and g doesn’t always represent /g/ as in goat. The /k/ and /g/ sounds are the hard sounds of c and g.

Sometimes, c represents its soft sound, /s/. We hear this in the words city and nice. And sometimes g represents its soft sound, /j/. We hear this in the words giraffe and age.

So how are learners to know which sound to make? I’m so glad you asked!

Here is the phonics generalization: When c or g is followed by e, i, or y, they typically make their soft sounds. Two exceptions {off the top of my head} are gift and girl.

Soft c and g Phonics Puzzles

I’m sharing these FREE puzzles with you today so that learners can practice this skill.

• Cut apart the puzzles.
• Learners match the words to the pictures.
• Once learners are confident, they can do these independently.

Ready to snag these freebies? Click below:

Enjoy teaching!
~Becky

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