1. Nasals
[m], [n], [ŋ]

2. [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

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

4. 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.

5. [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

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

7. 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.

8. [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

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

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

11. 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.

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

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

14. 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.