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Vowels Consonants Syllables Intonation
Common Reductions Consonant Clusters Contractions Ending Sounds
Voiced/voiceless Linking Rhythm Sound Chnages
       
 

 

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Consonants 

 

 

  

 

 

The ‘k’ sound    

 

This sound can be produced from the letters k, c, and qu. With words beginning with 'c', if the letter after the 'c' is an e, i or y it is pronounced with an s sound. For all other letters it is pronounced with a K sound. If the letter before qu is an a or i the qu has a ‘k’ sound.

 

       kill        kangaroo         silk                wink              flock

       cat       tic                    concave         baccarat        cocoon 

       liquor   lacquer       

     
  cat  

tic

  
  concave  

cocoon 

  
  kangaroo  

wink

  
  silk  

flock

  
           
 

A cat with tics can't consider crawling across a raccoon's back.

 

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Conducting concurrent climbing contests causes camels to collide.

 

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Skilled crews of kangaroos and cats can kill flocks of pink pelicans.

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