Complex Consonant – TheWorksheets.CoM – Page 2

Complex Consonant Patterns (Description – pp. 135 - 138, Word Lists ...

• Long vowels, abstract vowels, and consonants l, n, and r signal the use of ch • Final dge and ge follow the same principles • Start sorting by vowel sound, then move onto the influence of a consonant preceding the final /ch/ Hard and Soft c and g • Soft sounds of c and g occur when they are followed by e, i, or y