© Paul Smit 2006-2021
Exercise 1: Contrasting the sounds
- Listen to the word pairs, focusing on the two different sounds.
- Then repeat, again focusing on saying the different sounds for /g/ and /k/
| /g/ | /k/ | |
| dog | dock | |
| bag | back | |
| gate | Kate | |
| rag | rack | |
| bigger | bicker | |
| wig | wick | |
| gold | cold | |
| good | could | |
| guard | card | |
| game | came | |
| gave | cave |
Exercise 2: Listening and distinguishing the sounds
This will help you learn to distinguish the two sounds.
- Listen to the recording.
- Choose the word you hear.
- You can listen as many times as you want.
- Click the blue > arrow on the bottom right to move to the next question.
Tongue twister
- Repeat the following tongue twister.
- Focus on the two different sounds /g/ as in gate and /k/ as in Kate.
- Repeat again, trying to say the tongue twister faster and faster.
The ragged dog at the dock
bickered with the bigger beagle
“The bag on your back may be full of cold gold,
but your wig looks like a candle wick”
© Paul Smit 2006-2021