Spelling the sound [
]
The spelling of a sound may be influenced by several factors:
•
syllable structure:
open
or
closed
•
environment
•
the position of a sound within a word: Initial, middle, final
•
a combination of two or more of the above
Conversely, how letters and letter groupings are pronounced may depend on different factors.
•
syllable structure:
open
or
closed
•
environment
•
the position of a sound within a word: Initial, middle, final
•
a combination of two or more of the above
How to spell it?
The sound [
] can be represented by two different vowel groupings:
•
"j"
je
•
" ge+a, ge+o, ge+u"
nageais
•
"g+e, g+i, g+y"
nage
Note that the letter "g" is soft before the letter "e", "i" and "y".
To make the letter "g" soft before "a", "o" and "u" the letter "e" has to be inserted.