ShortConsonant + LE word family
-gle Words
/ɡəl/ — words that share the -gle pattern
The -gle ending is another final stable syllable, /ɡəl/, as in wiggle and jungle. The g stays hard here because it belongs to the final le chunk, not to a following e or i.
How the -gle family works
Keep the ending -gle together, then add or change the beginning sound. Read through the whole word from left to right instead of guessing from its first letter.
8 reviewed examples
-gle word list
Begin with the shorter words. Add the second group only after blends and digraphs in those words have been taught.
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After blends or digraphs
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Listening check
Listen and choose the -gle word
Question 1 of 5
Now read the same words aloud and use one in a sentence.
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Read -gle words in sentences
1The worm can wiggle.
2The joke made her giggle.
3A monkey lives in the jungle.
4The eagle flew over the angle of the roof.
5Do not tangle the string.
Ask the learner to underline the -gle word, decode it, and then reread the complete sentence naturally.
Spelling and pronunciation
Keep this family accurate
Count back three letters from the end: gle. Wig-gle and jun-gle both split right before that final chunk.
Five-minute routine
Practise without memorizing the list
Cover the list and reveal one word at a time. Say each sound, blend, then reread the word normally.
Build wiggle, then exchange its first sound to make another real word from this page.
Read one sentence, dictate one target word, and ask the learner to explain which letters spell the shared ending.
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