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"Soft" G -- when g represents the "j" sound.

In front of an e, i, or y, g usually represents the "j" sound ("gentle"), and sometimes the "zh" sound (second g in "garage"). Exceptions are more common than the similar pattern with the letter c As with c, letting the students discover this pattern by examining lists of words with g that follow this pattern, grouped by the letter after the g, and having the student figure out the pattern.

 

Here are some typical words following this pattern. There are many more!