NG Sound Lesson
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QUIZ: 5-10 Minutes
Learn how to pronounce voiced velar nasal sound /ŋ/ and how it is spelt in written English. We also explore how it behaves in regional English accents, with many people swapping it for /n/ in -ING endings.
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10 questions on /ŋ/:
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By the way, did you know that no English words begin with /ŋ/?
Fascinating!
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- Question 1 of 10
1. Question
1. Which speaker drops their Gs in the sentence?
“I was watching something on the telly and I heard this shouting and banging!”
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Listen carefully each person saying these words: WATCHING, SOMETHING, SHOUTING, BANGING.
- Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2. Which is NOT a word:
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- Question 3 of 10
3. Question
3. Match the transcriptions to their pictures:
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- Question 4 of 10
4. Question
4. Which is the mouth position for /ŋ/?
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/ŋ/ is a VELAR consonant sound, the tongue is raised at the back of the mouth.
- Question 5 of 10
5. Question
5. Which n would NOT be pronounced /ŋ/ in connected speech:
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Which country name doesn’t begin with a /k/ or a /g/ sound? (Think about the sound not the spelling!)
- Question 6 of 10
6. Question
6. Which 3 spellings could include the sound /ŋ/?
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7. Question
7. Which speaker pronounces the /g/ in the NG words?
JAMIE
JERMAINE
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Listen carefully to the words WRONG, SING and KING. Which speaker adds a /g/ sound?
- Question 8 of 10
8. Question
8. Which 2 sounds are made in the same place as /ŋ/?
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9. Question
9. Which group are nasal sounds?
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
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/m,n,ŋ/
- Question 10 of 10
10. Question
10. Do you pronounce -ING endings as /ɪn/ or /ɪŋ/?
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There’s no right or wrong answer here.
