Voiced velar plosive.
When we pronounce this sound, the back of the tongue, the active articulator, is in contact with the velum, the passive articulator. A complete closure is produced. The velum is in its raised position. When the articulators are separated the lung air goes out through the mouth producing a kind of plosion. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
| <g> | hug /hʌɡ/ |
| <gg> | hugged /hʌɡd/ |
| <gue> | fatigue /fəˈti:ɡ/ |
| <gu> | guitar /ɡɪˈtɑ:/ |
| game /ɡeɪm/ |
| agnostic /æɡˈnɒstɪk/ |
| bag /bæɡ/ |
| goat /ɡəʊt/ |
| hugging /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/ |
| fatigue /fəˈti:ɡ/ |
| guitar /ɡɪˈtɑ:/ |
| bigger /ˈbɪɡə/ |
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Give me a bigger book.
/ ˈɡɪv ˈmi: ə ˈbɪɡə ˈbʊk/ |
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He’s gone to get a green bag.
/ˈhiz ˈɡɒn tə ˈɡet ə ˈɡri:n ˈbæɡ/ |
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The ground will look greener when the grass has grown.
/ðə ˈɡraʊnd wɪl ˈlʊk ˈɡri:nə wen ðə ˈɡrɑ:s ˈhəz ˈɡrəʊn/ |
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Cows graze in groves on grass which grows
in grooves in groves.
/ ˈkaʊz ˈɡreɪz ɪn ˈɡrəʊvz ɒn ˈɡrɑ:s wɪtʃ ˈɡrəʊz ɪn ˈɡru:vz ɪn ˈɡrəʊvz/̩ |
The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The back of the tongue and the soft palate form a closure which prevents the pulmonic air stream from escaping. When they separate, the air escapes with a kind of explosion.
Voiced velar plosive.
When we pronounce this sound, the back of the tongue, the active articulator, is in contact with the velum, the passive articulator. A complete closure is produced. The velum is in its raised position. When the articulators are separated the lung air goes out through the mouth producing a kind of plosion. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
| guerra |
| guitarra |
| ganar |
| gorro |
| guante |
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The soft palate is in its raised position and the vocal folds vibrate. The back of the tongue and the soft palate form a closure which prevents the pulmonic air stream from escaping. When they separate, the air escapes with a kind of explosion.