Nasals [m], [n], [ŋ]

[m] Sample: The man was calm after he hit his thumb with the hammer. Spellings: m as in man mm as in hammer mb as in thumb lm as in calm mn as in column gm as in diaphragm

Practice words Beginning Middle End middle family crumb moving summer fame mouse remember autumn milk demand paradigm metal woman psalm

Practice sentences I’m going to school for one summer semester. He’s the only man I know who isn’t coming with the team. The Romans certainly made mammoth columns. The fireman clamped his thumb on the gleaming bomb.

[n] Sample: Due to the pneumonia he could not pick up pennies with a knife. Spellings: n as in no nn as in penny kn as in knife gn as in gnat pn as in pneumonia mn as in mnemonic

Practice words Beginning Middle End knit tunnel barn number finish mine know peanut began nose bench alone nation concert brown

Practice sentences The flint knife was found in the abandoned tin mine. Nancy didn’t have any subway tokens. The price of peanuts is nearing a penny a pound. He put his sore hand in the cold water for an hour.

[ŋ] Sample: I think that singing is a good exercise for your tongue. Spellings: Ng as in sing n as in think Nc as in anchor n as in anxious Ngue as in tongue

Contrast drill [n] and [ŋ] [n] [ŋ] thin thing ban bang win wing gone gong sun sung

Contrast drill [ŋk] and [ŋ] [ŋk] [ŋ] think thing brink bring rank rang rink ring hank hang

Production rules Use [ŋ] when the word end in ng. Example: sing Use [ŋ] when the ng or another suffix is added to a root word. Example: singing Use [ŋ] + [g] when the ng is in the middle of the original word. Example: finger Exceptions: Use [ŋ] + [g] in the superlative and comparative forms of certain words such as: long, longer, longest; strong, stronger, strongest; young, younger, youngest. Note: nge is not pronounced [ŋ] but [ndʒ] as in lunge. Example: arrange, sponge, change.

Contrast [ŋ] + [g] and [ŋ] [ŋ] + [g] [ŋ] linger singer language bringing hunger hanger finger flinging

Practice words [ŋ] Middle Middle End End Length gangster strong asking Singer hanger among king Ringed tongs tongue wrong Things hangman staying icing

Practice sentences Thanks for taking my change to the bank. English vowels are longer than Spanish vowels. She’s staying later for the dancing. I don’t have the strength to go jogging.