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consonant 21 · back of the tongue
The activation, the inside of the mouth, a mouth up close, the beat, the reading and the sheet to print. All on this page.
Work on it here or take the printed sheet. The mirror, the activation and the syllables in the book work just as well without a screen.
See the other soundsPlace
Soft palate
Manner
Nasal
Voice
Voiced
Air
Through the nose
Before you start
NG never starts a word in English. It lives at the end: sing, long, king.
Say k, and leave the tongue where it is.
Now hum through the nose: nnng. Finger on the side of the nose: it buzzes.
Gently pinch the nose: the sound stops. Sing, sing, sing.
One
4 steps. Listen to them, or use the arrows to go at your own pace.
The back of the tongue rises, just like for k
It stays there
The soft palate drops, so the air goes through the nose
The voice hums: nnng
Two
The same mouth, syllable by syllable and up close: this is the model they'll copy in the mirror.
The camera shows their mouth next to the video. Nothing is recorded or saved: it only shows, like a mirror.
Ten of each
Tap each time they say it. At ten, it moves on to the next one.
Three
English has strong and weak beats. Tap the table on the strong one as you say it. Touch a pattern to hear it.
Four
Only sounds they've already worked on. The words with a heart are learned by heart. Touch any of them to hear it.
To take with you
The two pages you use every day: practice with tally marks and tracing, and reading with the words. Print it as many times as you need.
Download PDF · 2 pagesIf something doesn't work, write to hola@rootafamily.com.
This page goes with card 21 of the book. It isn't a diagnosis and doesn't replace an assessment by a speech-language professional.