Sound / k / To pronounce /k/, bring the back of the tongue to the velum, stop the air completely, then release it with a voiceless sound. The /k/ phoneme is normally spelled with the letter ‘c’ or ‘k’ as in the words: call /kɔːl/ week /wiːk/ But it can also...
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Sound / k / To pronounce /k/, bring the back of the tongue to the velum, stop the air completely, then release it with a voiceless sound. The /k/ phoneme is normally spelled with the letter ‘c’ or ‘k’ as in the words: call /kɔːl/ week /wiːk/ But it can also be spelled with the letters ‘q-u’ as in: require /rɪˈkwaɪə/ or with an ‘x’ as in the word ‘six’. As in the words: six /sɪks/ Here are some words with the k sound in the middle: become /bɪ’kʌm/ school /skuːl/ box /bɒks/ socks /sɒks/ Here are some words with the k sound at the end /k/ sound: make /meɪk/ think /θɪŋk/ take /teɪk/ like /laɪk/ Sound / g / To make the sound /g/, bring the back of the tongue to the velum, stop the air briefly, then release it with a voiced sound.
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