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Look	cadge
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Look	edge
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Look	dredge
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Look	hedge
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Look	ledge
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Look	sledge
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Look	wedge
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Look	ridge
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Look	dodge
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Look	lodge
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Look	budge
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Look	fudge
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Look	grudge
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Look	judge
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Look	nudge
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Look	smudge
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Look	trudge
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Look	cartridge
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badge

cadge

edge

dredge

hedge

ledge

sledge

wedge

ridge

dodge

lodge

budge

fudge

grudge

judge

nudge

smudge

trudge

cartridge

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One way of spelling word with a long vowel sound is with a split digraph, for example a-e (like in cage).

However, in these -dge words, the addition of the letter d turns the long vowel sound at the start of the word into a short vowel sound. The letter d stops the vowel at the start of the word from saying its name. For example, the first syllable of badge is pronounced bad not bade and the first syllable of sledge is pronounced sled not sleed.

At the end of these words, the letter combination -dge creates a soft /j/ sound. Click on the speaker icons to hear the short vowel soundand soft /j/ sound in each word.

This word list was created by Spellzone. View more Spellzone course lists or curriculum word lists.

Learn more in Unit 19. Soft g: ge, gi, gy

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