Let's Practice /k/

The phonetic sound /k/ is an UNvoiced velar.

unvoiced = vocal cords do not vibrate while making this sound

velar= touch the back of your tongue to the back of your mouth - push air out of your mouth as your tongue drops

 

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

 

Minimal Pairs

/g/ vs. /k/

Take me there...

 

Drag & Drop

/g/ - /k/

Take me there...

 

Cloze Listening

Take me there...

 

Tongue Twister:

Quick kiss, quicker kiss

 

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