Due to the limited number of words for these phonetic spellings, only a limited lesson plan is presented here.
Explicit Phonics Lesson
–dge/-ge
Generalization:
When g is followed by e, i, or y it uses its soft sound /j/ as in gem.
When g is followed by e, i, or y it uses its soft sound /j/ as in gem.
The
–dge spelling is used in a word or syllable when it is following
a short vowel as in the word bridge. The d and the e are silent. The –dge
spelling represents the sound /j/.
The
–ge spelling is used in a word or syllable when a vce (vowel, consonant, silent
e) pattern creates a long vowel sound because of
the silent e on the end. The –ge spelling also represents the /j/ sound in words
such as cage .
PA
Read
the following words one at a time to the students. Have them give a thumbs up
when they hear /j/ or thumbs down when they do not hear /j/.
fudge page green hedge great goat giant
bridge gate age ridge wedge ghost edge
Decoding
edge ledge pledge
judge fudge nodge
lodge dodge bridge
1.
a promise pledge
2.
hotel in the woods lodge
3.
a way to cross a river bridge
4.
gentle push nudge
5.
get out of the way dodge
6.
antonym for center edge
7.
a person who should be wise and honest judge
8.
similar to a shelf ledge
Encoding: After pronouncing the sound, tell the students which spelling to write for the first 3.
j /j/ _ge /j/ _dge /j/
g /g/
edge ledge hedge
judge fudge lodge
bridge smudge
The
judge set the fudge on the plate.
Word Chain
dodge fridge nudge
lodge ridge judge
ledge bridge fudge
edge abridge Mudge
wedge smudge
hedge sludge
dredge
drudge
trudge
grudge
Phrases
wise
judge over the edge judge the race
pledge
to the flag felt a nudge trudge in the mud
over
the bridge hold a grudge hodgepodge of stuff
on
the edge wedge of apple
play
dodge ball bridge the gap
sleep
in the lodge judge for yourself
jump
the hedge give a pledge
sweet
fudge edge of the desk
trudge
up hill fell off the ledge
eat
hot fudge pledge to help
sat
on a ledge a soft nudge
Soft
G Sentences
1. Please don’t stand near
the edge of the bridge.
2. The wise judge won’t hold
a grudge against him.
3. We ate hot fudge on our
ice cream.
4. I saw the man trudge up
the hill and over the bridge.
5. The horse jumped the hedge and stopped at the
edge of the cliff.
6. Mom will urge Madge to eat the apple wedges.
7. We took the ball off the ledge to play dodge
ball.
8. Tonight I plan to sleep in
the lodge near the old bridge.
9. Each morning we say the pledge to the American
flag.
10.
The
wedge of lemon fell off the edge of the desk.
11.
There
is a smudge of fudge on your shirt.
12.
From
the ridge of the hill we could see the lodge.
Because of the limited number of –ge words, only a
list of words is presented here.
age cage page rage sage stage wage
huge refuge
