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.
I before gh—i is long and gh silent—night.
| light | right | fight | ||
| night | bright | fright | ||
| sight | high | slight | ||
| might | thigh | flight | ||
| tight | sigh | plight |
Final y in words of more than one syllable is short,—cherry.
| dainty | pity | ferry | ||
| plainly | city | lightly | ||
| rainy | naughty | berry | ||
| daisy | thirty | merry | ||
| daily | dreary | cherry |