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 19 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
3.Sort each one: c as in cat or c as in city or g as in goat or g as in gem?
Sort: fence, cup, gap, corn, huge, face, gem, game
c as in catc as in cityg as in goatg as in gem
LessonPrint · RF.2.3 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Hard and Soft c and g
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. cat — c as in cat 2. cell — c as in city 3. city — c as in city 4. cub — c as in cat 5. frog — g as in goat 6. gate — g as in goat 7. giant — g as in gem 8. large — g as in gem
2.1. camp — c as in cat 2. cot — c as in cat 3. germ — g as in gem 4. goat — g as in goat 5. gold — g as in goat 6. mice — c as in city 7. pencil — c as in city 8. stage — g as in gem
3.1. corn — c as in cat 2. cup — c as in cat 3. face — c as in city 4. fence — c as in city 5. game — g as in goat 6. gap — g as in goat 7. gem — g as in gem 8. huge — g as in gem
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.2.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.