A goat, a garland, some garments, gel, gloves, goo, a goose, a gown, sometimes the ground, gorillas, and gentle means soft so I guess that works.
Ashes and an apron are soft. They begin with the letter a.
golf
The word "grudge" starts with a hard g consonant. The soft g sounds like a j, such as the soft g sound at the end of the word "grudge."
GrowGardenGropeGreetGiggleGobble
growing
Grief
grits
giftsgirlfriend
Gin???
Greenwich
Gi
grillglasses