The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
judge
j u dge
:
/dʒʌdʒ/
Sentence: The judge gave a fair decision.
Meaning: A person who decides in a court or contest. To decide.
Syllable(s): judge 1
noun, verb
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
lodge
l o dge
:
/lɑːdʒ/
Sentence: We stayed in a cozy lodge by the lake.
Meaning: A small house or cabin. To stay in a place.
Syllable(s): lodge 1
noun, verb
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
page
p a ge
:
/peɪdʒ/
Sentence: I read one page of my storybook.
Meaning: One side of a sheet in a book or magazine.
Syllable(s): page 1
noun
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
rage
r a ge
:
/reɪdʒ/
Sentence: He was full of rage after losing the game.
Meaning: A strong feeling of anger. To be very angry.
Syllable(s): rage 1
noun, verb
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
cage
c a ge
:
/keɪdʒ/
Sentence: The bird is in a cage.
Meaning: A box made of bars to hold animals.
Syllable(s): cage 1
noun, verb
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
fridge
f r i dge
:
/frɪdʒ/
Sentence: We keep milk in the fridge.
Meaning: A short word for refrigerator. A cold place to store food.
Syllable(s): fridge 1
noun
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
fudge
f u dge
:
/fʌdʒ/
Sentence: I like chocolate fudge.
Meaning: A sweet, soft candy. To avoid giving a clear answer.
Syllable(s): fudge 1
noun, verb
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
hedge
h e dge
:
/hɛdʒ/
Sentence: There’s a green hedge around the garden.
Meaning: A row of bushes or small trees. To protect.
Syllable(s): hedge 1
noun, verb
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
badge
b a dge
:
/bædʒ/
Sentence: She got a badge for helping others.
Meaning: A small sign worn to show something special.
Syllable(s): badge 1
noun
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
bridge
b r i dge
:
/brɪdʒ/
Sentence: We walked over the bridge.
Meaning: A structure built over something so you can cross.
Syllable(s): bridge 1
noun, verb
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
age
a ge
:
/eɪdʒ/
Sentence: What is your age?
Meaning: How old someone or something is.
Syllable(s): age 1
noun, verb
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
stage
s t a ge
:
/steɪdʒ/
Sentence: She danced on the stage.
Meaning: A raised platform where people perform.
Syllable(s): stage 1
noun
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
wage
w a ge
:
/weɪdʒ/
Sentence: He gets a wage for his job.
Meaning: The money someone earns for working.
Syllable(s): wage 1
noun
The final 'j' sound made by DGE or GE.
huge
h u ge
:
/hjuːdʒ/
Sentence: That is a huge balloon!
Meaning: Very big in size.
Syllable(s): huge 1
adjective
Background Knowledge
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The Soft G Rule
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When the letter G is followed by E, I or Y it generally makes the soft G sound ‘j’ instead of the hard G sound ‘g’.
gauge
j
g
soft
fuj
:
/ɛr/
fudge
:
/ɛr/
The Consonant Case
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If a one syllable word ends with a vowel, then a consonant and then a ‘j’ sound, use GE.
hinge
Strange Words
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Words that end –ange (also –aste) are strange because they have a long vowel even though the vowel is protected from final silent E by two consonants. This is because the pronunciation of these words have changed over time while the spelling has not.
Multisyllabic Words
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DO NOT apply this spelling rule to words with two or more syllables!
The stress of multisyllabic words can often change the sound of the vowel before the ‘j’ sound. If the first syllable of a two syllable word is stressed the vowel will often take on a schwa sound.
EG Package – sounds like ‘PACK-ij’
Exceptions
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Words from other cultures and abbreviations.
Raj Taj
hajj DJ