05 - G (English Language Club)
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00:00Hi there, this is the G sound as in the words go, get and give.
00:13The G sound is from the Consonant Pairs group and it is called the Voiced Velar Stop.
00:23This means that you use the back of your tongue to block air flow from the throat.
00:29The G sound is made through the mouth and it is a voiced sound which means that you
00:35use your vocal cords to make the sound.
00:38It is defined by the position of your tongue and it is a stop sound which is a sound made
00:44by building up air pressure by stopping air flow and then releasing it.
00:50In this case you stop the air flow between the middle of your tongue and the top of your mouth.
00:57To produce the sound push your tongue forward so the middle curls up and touches the top
01:04of the mouth, blocking the air flow.
01:06At the same time create some air pressure by gently trying to breathe out and then the
01:12sound is made by voicing out and releasing the air pressure by dropping the tongue.
01:19The G sound is normally spelled with the letter G as in the words good, girl.
01:36But, it can also be spelled with the letter X as in the words exactly and example.
01:51Here are some words that begin with the G sound.
01:56group
01:58government
02:02game
02:04grow
02:08Here are some words with the G sound in the middle.
02:14ago
02:16agree
02:20figure
02:23organization
02:28Here are some words with the G sound at the end.
02:33leg
02:36drug
02:39egg
02:43big
02:46So that's it for the G sound.
02:50But we have made additional videos on each of the groups of sounds.
02:54Vowels, Diphthongs, Single Consonants and Consonant Pairs
02:58as well as a video explaining the phonetic chart.
03:02You can also click on any of the symbols behind me to see a similar video to this
03:07with lots of examples and an explanation of how to pronounce that sound.
03:15See you next time!
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