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# Soft C or Soft G?
- URL: https://learn-with-alicia.ghost.io/soft-c-or-soft-g/
- Published: 2026-08-23T10:54:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-23T10:54:35.000Z
- Description: Discover how e, i and y can change c to /s/ and g to /j/ in twenty-five words.
- Author: Alicia  Lund
- Tags: vocabulary-mission, spelling-4-6, #ep-spelling-build

```
{
  "finish": "Letter switch complete! You recognised all twenty-five soft c and soft g words.",
  "steps": [
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "The city centre was busy.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The ___ centre was busy.",
      "choices": [
        "city",
        "sity",
        "citty"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! city is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "C before i often makes the /s/ sound."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "Meet us in the centre of the playground.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Meet us in the ___ of the playground.",
      "choices": [
        "sentre",
        "centre",
        "centar"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! centre is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "C before e makes the /s/ sound."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "Water moves through a natural cycle.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Water moves through a natural ___.",
      "choices": [
        "sycle",
        "cicle",
        "cycle"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! cycle is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "C before y makes the /s/ sound."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "We watched the film at the cinema.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "We watched the film at the ___.",
      "choices": [
        "cinema",
        "sinema",
        "cinima"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! cinema is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Cinema begins with soft c."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "Draw a circle around the noun.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Draw a ___ around the noun.",
      "choices": [
        "sircle",
        "circle",
        "circel"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! circle is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Circle begins with soft c."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "I am certain that this answer is correct.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "I am ___ that this answer is correct.",
      "choices": [
        "sertain",
        "certin",
        "certain"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! certain is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Certain begins with soft c."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "A fan hung from the ceiling.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "A fan hung from the ___.",
      "choices": [
        "ceiling",
        "seiling",
        "ceeling"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! ceiling is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Ceiling begins with ce."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "The class will celebrate its success.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The class will ___ its success.",
      "choices": [
        "selebrate",
        "celebrate",
        "celibrate"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! celebrate is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Celebrate begins with soft c."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "Sharpen your pencil before the lesson.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Sharpen your ___ before the lesson.",
      "choices": [
        "pensil",
        "pencel",
        "pencil"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! pencil is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "The second c in pencil is soft."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "Did you receive the message?",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Did you ___ the message?",
      "choices": [
        "receive",
        "recieve",
        "reseive"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! receive is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Receive begins recei."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "A giant tree shaded the path.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "A ___ tree shaded the path.",
      "choices": [
        "jiant",
        "giant",
        "gient"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! giant is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "G before i can make the /j/ sound."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "Use a gentle voice in the library.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Use a ___ voice in the library.",
      "choices": [
        "jentle",
        "gentel",
        "gentle"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! gentle is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "G before e makes the /j/ sound."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "We exercised in the school gym.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "We exercised in the school ___.",
      "choices": [
        "gym",
        "jim",
        "gim"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! gym is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "G before y makes the /j/ sound."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "The giraffe reached the high leaves.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The ___ reached the high leaves.",
      "choices": [
        "jiraffe",
        "giraffe",
        "girafe"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! giraffe is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Giraffe begins with soft g and has ff."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "The museum displayed a bright red gem.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The museum displayed a bright red ___.",
      "choices": [
        "jem",
        "ghem",
        "gem"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! gem is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Gem begins with soft g."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "The headteacher made a general announcement.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The headteacher made a ___ announcement.",
      "choices": [
        "general",
        "jeneral",
        "genral"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! general is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "General begins with soft g."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "Food gives our bodies energy.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Food gives our bodies ___.",
      "choices": [
        "enerjy",
        "energy",
        "energey"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! energy is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "The final g in energy is soft before y."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "The story was filled with magic.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The story was filled with ___.",
      "choices": [
        "majic",
        "magick",
        "magic"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! magic is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "The g in magic is soft before i."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "Imagine that you can fly.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "___ that you can fly.",
      "choices": [
        "imagine",
        "imajine",
        "immagine"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! imagine is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "The g in imagine is soft before i."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "The sign warned us of danger.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The sign warned us of ___.",
      "choices": [
        "danjer",
        "danger",
        "dangar"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! danger is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "The g in danger is soft before e."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "Leila left a message for Ben.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "Leila left a ___ for Ben.",
      "choices": [
        "messaje",
        "mesage",
        "message"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! message is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Message ends with soft ge."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "The village lies beside the river.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The ___ lies beside the river.",
      "choices": [
        "village",
        "villaje",
        "vilage"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! village is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Village ends age and has ll."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "The mechanic checked the engine.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The mechanic checked the ___.",
      "choices": [
        "enjine",
        "engine",
        "engyne"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! engine is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "The g in engine is soft before i."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "This region receives plenty of rain.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "This ___ receives plenty of rain.",
      "choices": [
        "rejion",
        "regeon",
        "region"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! region is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Region contains soft g before i."
    },
    {
      "word": "🔒 Hidden word",
      "say": "The weather can change quickly.",
      "question": "Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The weather can ___ quickly.",
      "choices": [
        "change",
        "chanje",
        "chang"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! change is the spelling that fits.",
      "help": "Change ends ge to keep the soft sound."
    }
  ]
}
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