Let's Practice //

The phonetic sound // is a voiced nasal velar.

voiced = vocal cords vibrate while making this sound

nasal velar = touch your tongue to the back of the top of your mouth - sound is made through the nose

 

Listen and repeat words with //

word initial // sounds like:

middle // sounds like: singer, finger, single

final // sounds like: thing, long, tongue, being, young, morning

// in consonant clusters: drink, angry, hungry, language, English

 

Spelling Tips:

ng: thing, wrong, morning

nk: think, bank, monkey

 

Choose from these // practice activities

 

Minimal Pairs

// vs. /n/

Take me there...

 

// = fingers

 

Cloze Listening

Take me there...

 

Tongue Twister:

Single singers bring long fingers to drink.

 

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