Two sounds of letter ‘g’ When letter g is followed by letters a, o, or u, it makes the hard g sound like /g/. For example, gum, goat, gas, gutter, game. It is a voiced sound. Soft g Rule: When g is followed by i, y, or e, it makes the soft g sound and says /j/. For example, giant, giraffe, magic, Egypt, gist, geometry, gym, germ gypsy, and gem. It is also a voiced sound. Forming words with Soft ‘G’ g e ll = gell g ia n t = giant g y m = gym g i st = gist g e m = gem g y p sy = gypsy Forming word