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Consonant

G

The G sound is a voiced velar stop consonant. It is made similarly to the K sound, but with vocal cord vibration.

Phonetic
g
Voicing
Voiced
Place of Articulation
Velar
Manner of Articulation
Plosive/Stop
Mouth Position

Press the back of your tongue against your soft palate (velum), just like for the K sound. Build up air pressure, then release it while vibrating your vocal cords.

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Example Words

goMain Example
/goʊ/
get
/gɛt/
give
/gɪv/
big
/bɪg/
leg
/lɛg/
egg
/ɛg/
again
/əˈgɛn/

Pronunciation Practice

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g
gap
/gæp/
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G
cap
/kæp/
g
bag
/bæg/
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B
back
/bæk/
g
gold
/goʊld/
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G
cold
/koʊld/

Tongue Twister

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