1. [m], [n], [ŋ]

2.  Sample: The man was calm after he hit his thumb with the hammer. Spellings: m as in manmm as in hammer mb as in thumblm as in calm mn as in columngm as in diaphragm

3. BEGINNINGMIDDLEEND middlefamilycrumb movingsummerfame mouserememberautumn milkdemandparadigm metalwomanpsalm

4.  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.  Sample: Due to the pneumonia he could not pick up pennies with a knife. Spellings: n as in nonn as in penny kn as in knifegn as in gnat pn as in pneumoniamn as in mnemonic

6. BEGINNINGMIDDLEEND knittunnelbarn numberfinishmine knowpeanutbegan nosebenchalone nationconcertbrown

7.  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.  Sample: I think that singing is a good exercise for your tongue. Spellings: Ng as in singn as in think Nc as in anchorn as in anxious Ngue as in tongue

9. [n][ŋ] thinthing banbang winwing gonegong sunsung

10. [ŋk][ŋ] thinkthing brinkbring rankrang rinkring hankhang

11.  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 [nd ʒ ] as in lunge. Example: arrange, sponge, change.

12. [ŋ] + [g][ŋ] lingersinger languagebringing hungerhanger fingerflinging

13. MIDDLEMIDDLEEND END Lengthgangsterstrongasking Singerhangeramongking Ringedtongstonguewrong Thingshangmanstayingicing

14.  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.