Let's Practice /d/

The phonetic sound /d/ is a voiced palatal.

voiced = vocal cords vibrate while making this sound

palatal = put your tongue behind your top teeth, push air as you drop your tongue away from the roof of your mouth

 

Listen and repeat words with /d/

word initial /d/ sounds like: joy, jump, just, jeep, joke, giraffe

middle /d/ sounds like: manager, dangerous, agency, original

final /d/ sounds like: age, bridge, edge, gauge, college, language

/d/ in consonant clusters: orange, change, large, adjust, injure, passenger

 

Spelling Tips:

j: job, June, subject

g: giant, gym, orange

d: educate, individual, graduate

 

Choose from these /d/ practice activities

 

Minimal Pairs

/y/ vs. /d/

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Drag & Drop

/y/ - /d/

Take me there...

 

 

Cloze Listening

Take me there...

 

Tongue Twister:

John jumps over junk.

 

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