Mark's spelling maze 'g'

The letter 'g' is a hard sound /g/ in words like 'ago' but a soft sound in words like ages. It's usually soft before 'i' or 'e', but there are some very common exceptions like 'get', 'give' or 'girl'. Most people don't pronounce a /g/ in words like 'song' or 'thing' - but it may be pronounced in some accents. There is a silent 'g' in words like 'night', 'eight' and 'sign' (but note that the /g/ comes out again in 'signal').