LW #68: Pronunciation of the letter G

QUIZ

The quiz is based on the exercises from this language workshop. If you want to prepare for the quiz, go through the exercises first.

There are 9 vowels in Swedish.

• hard vowels: a, o, u, å

• soft vowels: e, i, y, ä, ö

The letter g is pronounced as:

[g]

before hard vowels

gaffel

gott

gul

gång

[j]

before soft vowels

genom

gilla

gym

gärna

göra

after the letter L or R

helg

arg

exceptions - pronounced as [g]

gynekologi

helgon

regel

[h]

in some special cases

generell

generös

geni

genre

giraff

religös

Exercises

1. In Swedish there are ______ vowels:

   
   

   A. 9

   B. 5

   C. 7

   
   
   
   

2. Write the Swedish vowels and sort them into the correct group.

   
   

   soft: ____, ____, ____, ____, ____

   hard: ____, ____, ____, ____

   
   
   
   

3. Which words contain a soft vowel:

   
   

   A. by

   B. tåg

   C. ris

   D. be

   E. ljud

   F. säng

   
   
   
   

4. Which words contain a hard vowel:

   
   

   A. lugn

   B. typ

   C. lång

   D. mer

   E. bön

   F. stol

   
   
   
   

5. The letter g is pronounced as:

   
   

   [____] before soft vowels

   [____] after the letter L or R

   [____] before hard vowels

   
   
   
   

6. In which of the following words is the letter g pronounced as [j]?

   
   

   A. gåva

   B. gäst

   C. gymnasium

   D. gittar

   E. get

   F. gurka

   
   
   
   

7. Why is the letter g pronounced as [j] in the words you chose in the previous exercise?

   
   

   A. because it came before a hard vowel

   B. because it came after the letter L or R

   C. because it came before a soft vowel

   
   
   
   

8. The letter g is pronounced as [j] if it comes before the letter L or R.

   
   

   A. true

   B. false

   
   
   
   

9. In which of the following words is the letter g pronounced as [g]:

   
   

   A. jordgubbe

   B. gård

   C. golv

   D. gips

   E. gällande

   F. gammal

   
   
   
   

10. Why is the letter g pronounced as [g] in the words you chose in the previous exercise?

    
    

    A. because it came before a soft vowel

    B. because it came before a hard vowel

    C. because it came after the letter L or R

    
    
    
    

11. How is letter g pronounced in the following words: älg, kvarg, berg

    
    

    A. [h]

    B. [j]

    C. [g]

    
    
    
    

12. In which of the following words is the letter g not pronounced as [j] but as [h] even though it occurs before a soft vowel:

    
    

    A. genrell

    B. gömma

    C. religiös

    D. giraff

    E. Göteborg

    F. gym

    
    

Correct answers

1. In Swedish there are ______ vowels:

   
   

   A. 9

   B. 5

   C. 7

   
   
   
   

2. Write the Swedish vowels and sort them into the correct group.

   
   

   soft: e, i, y, ä, ö

   hard: a, o, u, å

3. Which words contain a soft vowel:

   
   

   A. by

   B. tåg

   C. ris

   D. be

   E. ljud

   F. säng

   
   
   
   

4. Which words contain a hard vowel:

   
   

   A. lugn

   B. typ

   C. lång

   D. mer

   E. bön

   F. stol

   
   
   
   

5. The letter g is pronounced as:

   
   

   [j] before soft vowels

   [j] after the letter L or R

   [g] before hard vowels

   
   
   
   

6. In which of the following words is the letter g pronounced as [j]?

   
   

   A. gåva

   B. gäst

   C. gymnasium

   D. gittar

   E. get

   F. gurka

   
   
   
   

7. Why is the letter g pronounced as [j] in the words you chose in the previous exercise?

   
   

   A. because it came before a hard vowel

   B. because it came after the letter L or R

   C. because it came before a soft vowel

   
   
   
   

8. The letter g is pronounced as [j] if it comes before the letter L or R.

   
   

   A. true

   B. false (if it comes after one of those letters)

   
   
   
   

9. In which of the following words is the letter g pronounced as [g]:

   
   

   A. jordgubbe

   B. gård

   C. golv

   D. gips

   E. gällande

   F. gammal

   
   
   
   

10. Why is the letter g pronounced as [g] in the words you chose in the previous exercise?

    
    

    A. because it came after a soft vowel

    B. because it came before a hard vowel

    C. because it came after the letter L or R

    
    
    
    

11. How is letter g pronounced in the following words: älg, kvarg, berg

    
    

    A. [h]

    B. [j]

    C. [g]

    
    
    
    

12. In which of the following words is the letter g not pronounced as [j] but as [h] even though it occurs before a soft vowel:

    
    

    A. genrell

    B. gömma

    C. religiös

    D. giraff

    E. Göteborg

    F. gym

    
    

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