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- Describing the Sounds
- Pronouncing the Sounds
- Contrasting the Sounds
Describing the Sounds /k/ and /g/:
/k/: During the production of this sound, the back of the tongue makes contact with the velium, against the back of the mouth. This contact results in total obstruction of the air. The vocal cords are widened and do not allow any vibration.
/k/ is voiceless and it has many spelling symbols, examples are rake, fake, rock, mark, cock, sick, quill, quiz.
Notice that /k/ occurs in different forms as shown below:
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