2.8.4

Words Ending in 'G' & 'K' Sounds

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Spelling Words that End with the Hard 'G' Sound

Some words that end in the hard 'g' sound end with '-gue'. Let's look at some examples of words that end in 'gue'...

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League

  • A league can be a group of sports clubs that play against each other in a competition.
  • A league can also be a group of people or countries that join together for a reason.
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Dialogue

  • A dialogue is a conversation between people.
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Synagogue

  • A synagogue is a place where Jewish people pray.

Spelling Words that End with the Hard 'C' Sound

Some words that end in the hard 'c' sound are spelt with '-que'. Let's look at some examples of words that end with 'que'...

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Unique

  • Something that is unique is different to everything else.
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Antique

  • Something that is antique is valuable because it is very, very old.
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Mosque

  • A Mosque is a place where Muslims pray.
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Opaque

  • If something is opaque, you cannot see through it.

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2.1Composition

2.2Conjunctions

2.3Present Perfect Tense

2.4Nouns

2.5Fronted Adverbials

2.6Direct Speech

2.7Homophones

2.8Spelling Rules

2.9Using Apostrophes

2.10Using a Dictionary

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