Let's Practice /k/
The phonetic sound /k/ is an UNvoiced velar.
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Listen and repeat words with /k/
word initial /k/ sounds like: keep, kind, key, come, could, carry
middle /k/ sounds like: jacket, cookie, American, second, because, broken
final /k/ sounds like: talk, look, like, take, back, book
/k/ in consonant clusters: school, sky, work, think, clean, asked
Spelling Tips:
k: kite, kind, like
c: cat, car, doctor
ck: back, clock, jacket
cc: occur, accounting
ch: school, mechanic, stomach
qu: quick, mosquito, technique
The letter k is sometimes silent in words like: knee, know, knife
Choose from these /k/ practice activities
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Minimal Pairs /g/ vs. /k/
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Drag & Drop /g/ - /k/ |
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Cloze Listening
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Tongue Twister: Quick kiss, quicker kiss
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