'Germ' has a soft consonant sound at the beginning, because it is pronounced with a 'j' sound instead of a hard 'g.' An example of the latter would 'gone,' or 'great.' Another example of the former is, 'giant.'
The word geometry has the soft g sound/consonant.
Hard G makes a guh sound. Soft G makes a J sound.
Some examples of soft g words (the g sounds like the letter j):
The word germ makes a soft g sound, which sounds like the letter j.
Some examples of soft g words (the g sounds like the letter j):
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The word, circle has both a soft and a hard consonant. The first letter "c" is a soft consonant and the last letter , "c" is a hard consonant. That makes the first letter , "c" sound like the letter, "s", while the second letter, "c" sounds like the letter, "k".
The word cinder starts with a soft consonant. When the 'c' sounds like a 'k' it is considered hard. When it sounds like an 's' it is considered soft.
The word "grudge" starts with a hard g consonant. The soft g sounds like a j, such as the soft g sound at the end of the word "grudge."
The word age makes a soft g sound which sounds like the letter J.Examples of soft g:AdageAgeGeeGelGemGeneralGestureGibeGinGiraffeGypsumGypsyGyrateGyro
I'm pretty sure only "g" and "c" can be either hard or soft. Example: Girl (hard) and giant (soft) Cool (hard) and circus (soft)
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The word, circle has both a soft and a hard consonant. The first letter "c" is a soft consonant and the last letter , "c" is a hard consonant. That makes the first letter , "c" sound like the letter, "s", while the second letter, "c" sounds like the letter, "k".
The word cinder starts with a soft consonant. When the 'c' sounds like a 'k' it is considered hard. When it sounds like an 's' it is considered soft.
The word "grudge" starts with a hard g consonant. The soft g sounds like a j, such as the soft g sound at the end of the word "grudge."
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The C has a hard sound in the word careful.
The word "cycle" has a hard S sound (SY-kull).
The hard G makes almost like a K sound, but in a voiced sound or a voiced K, which is the general pronunciation and soft G makes a J sound. For the hard and soft consonants, we use C and G and these consonants sound similar but the C is the voiceless consonant while the G is the voiced consonant. If the G is followed by an E, I or Y, then it'll soften and make a J sound. If the G is followed by any other letters or at the word ending, then it'll remain hard.
The first letter in "cabaret" is a hard "c", pronounced the same as the letter "k". A soft "c" sound is like the letter "s", and generally occurs only when the "c" is followed by the vowels "e" or "i" (or "y" acting as a vowel). For example, the "c"s in "center" and "citation" are soft. The "c"s in "cast", "corner", and "cupcake" are hard.
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Soft information refers to qualitative data that is subjective and difficult to quantify, such as customer satisfaction or market trends. Hard information, on the other hand, refers to quantitative data that is objective and can be easily measured, like financial statements or production numbers. Soft information is typically more open to interpretation compared to hard information.
The word age makes a soft g sound which sounds like the letter J.Examples of soft g:AdageAgeGeeGelGemGeneralGestureGibeGinGiraffeGypsumGypsyGyrateGyro