So today we re talking about the tricky k and g sounds.
K and g sounds.
You can use this list to practise the sounds or as a list of words to be careful in pronouncing.
Below is a list of words that vary only by one ending with the sound k and the other ending with the sound g.
The pattern of substituting the k and g sounds for t and d sounds is a common pattern of speech errors among children that is typically gone by 3 1 2.
K is unvoiced kk meaning only air passes through your mouth.
Typically the k and g sounds are mastered by 80 of children by the age of 3.
These two sounds are paired together because they take the same mouth position.
I have students lay down on the floor under a table on their backs.
This pattern is a phonological process called fronting.
That sound implies the g in all other positions as well as the k sound.
It is the phonological process speech sound pattern called fronting because they use the front of their tongue instead of the back of their tongue so cap sounds like.
The k sound is a voiceless or unvoiced sound because the vocal cords do not vibrate when you make the sound.
Correct k sound production the k sound and its voiced partner the g sound are what are known as velar plosives.
Instead we use air to make the sound.
I hear a lot of people complaining about this one so.
These two sounds are one of the most common speech errors for children around 4 6 years old.
Velar refers to the fact that the back of the tongue raises to contact the velum.
In this video rachel from rachel s english will show you how to position your mouth to make each of these.
The g sound is a voiced sound because the vocal cords vibrate when you make the sound.
And g is voiced gg gg meaning you re making a sound with your vocal cords.
This produces a brief blockage and a build up of pressure in the breath stream.
These consonants are stop consonants which means there are two parts to the sound.
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3 the water drinking sound imitate gulping water g g g anonymous.
Yeah r and k and g and we ve hit all of those on the speechie show.
Da da daaa the dreaded sounds.
2 tip of tongue stays down while back of tongue jumps up to make the k or g.