Soft or Strong?: Learn Hard and Soft C for Class 1

The letters C and G can make two different sounds—hard (like in cat or goat) and soft (like in city or giraffe). This worksheet helps Class 1 learners sort words into the correct sound categories, building awareness of spelling rules and pronunciation through a fun and logical sorting task.

📌 Why Should Children of This Age Group Learn This Topic?

🧠 Helps children identify sound patterns based on vowels that follow c and g.

🔡 Builds spelling and pronunciation skills.

📚 Strengthens phonics understanding with visual word sorting.

✍️ Prepares learners for correct word usage in speech and writing.

🎯 What Are the Learning Outcomes?

By completing this worksheet, learners will:

1. Distinguish between hard and soft sounds of c and g.

2. Learn the basic phonics rule:

3. Hard sounds before a, o, u

4. Soft sounds before e, i, y

5. Improve spelling accuracy and sound decoding.

6. Strengthen phonics skills and vocabulary recognition.

📚 What Does This Worksheet Offer?

📝 A word-sorting activity featuring 20 words.

🔠 Students sort each word into one of four columns: Hard C, Soft C, Hard G, Soft G

🧒 Includes familiar, age-appropriate vocabulary like cat, gem, giant, and city.

🧠 What Are the Different Exercises in the Worksheet?

Word Sorting: Learners read each word and place it into the correct column based on its sound.

Example: cat → Hard C

✅ Answer Key (Sorted by Sound):

a. Hard C Words

1. cat

2. cup

3. cake

4. camel

b. Soft C Words

1. circus

2. city

3. circle

4. cent

5. cycle

c. Hard G Words

1. gat

2. goat

3. garden

4. gap

5. gold

6. goose

d. Soft G Words

1. gem

2. giant

3. giraffe

4. gentle

5. cage

✨ Sort, Say, and Learn Sound Rules!

Download this fun and phonics-rich worksheet to help your Class 1 child understand how C and G can change their sound—and become a stronger speller and reader!

Understand hard and soft C using sound clues and guided comparisons. 

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