Hard and Soft c and g is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on when c says /k/ or /s/ and g says /g/ or /j/, aligned to Common Core standard RF.2.3. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 10 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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Answer key — Hard and Soft c and g
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. bag — g as in goat 2. camp — c as in cat 3. city — c as in city 4. cup — c as in cat 5. frog — g as in goat 6. gem — g as in gem 7. large — g as in gem 8. rice — c as in city
2.1. cot — c as in cat 2. cut — c as in cat 3. face — c as in city 4. fence — c as in city 5. gap — g as in goat 6. germ — g as in gem 7. goat — g as in goat 8. huge — g as in gem
3.1. cat — c as in cat 2. cell — c as in city 3. cub — c as in cat 4. giant — g as in gem 5. giraffe — g as in gem 6. gold — g as in goat 7. gum — g as in goat 8. mice — c as in city
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.