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Minimal Pairs: /n/ & /ŋ/
4
Intermediate
Exercise 1
Pronunciation Practice
Practice pronunciation with your tutor by reading the following words.
/n/ & /ŋ/
ban
Verb
bæn
to not allow something
All cameras are
banned
in the building.
The company
banned
smoking in the office.
Hunting is
banned
in this area.
Cars are
banned
on this street.
The shoplifters were
banned
from the store for life.
bang
Verb
bæŋ
to hit something
He
banged
on the door but no one answered.
He was so angry that he
banged
on his desk while he shouted at his colleague.
fan
Noun
fæn
a device that has spinning propellers, used to keep a room cool
I have a ceiling
fan
in my room.
He's keeping himself cool with a
fan
.
fang
Noun
fæŋ
a sharp and pointy tooth
The dog growled at me and bared his
fangs
.
lawn
Noun
lɔn
a well kept area of grass, usually in front of or behind a house
I water the flowers next to the
lawn
every day.
The naked baby is running across the
lawn
.
They like having a large
lawn
because they like to have picnics on it.
The
lawn
is full of weeds and we need to cut the grass before it rains next week.
long
Adjective
lɔŋ
covering a great distance or amount of time
This bridge is very
long
.
After a
long
game, she became the world champion.
sin
Noun
sɪn
an immoral action
In the Catholic religion, it is important to confess one's
sins
.
Eating the apple from the tree of knowledge is known as the original
sin
.
sing
Verb
sɪŋ
to make musical sounds with one's voice
I heard a bird
singing
outside my window.
She likes to
sing
in the shower.
win
Verb
wɪn
to beat someone in a game, race, etc.
When gambling, you have to be very lucky to
win
.
wing
Noun
wɪŋ
a long structure that enables planes to fly; a long limb with feathers that birds use to fly
I got a seat on the plane by the
wing
.
Butterflies have beautiful
wings
.
thin
Adjective
θɪn
having little width or thickness
She is very concerned about staying
thin
.
I cut a few
thin
slices of lime.
thing
Noun
θɪŋ
used to refer to any object
We're selling a lot of
things
.
I have a lot of
things
to do today.
Exercise 2
Sentence Practice
Practice pronunciation with your tutor by reading the following sentences.
They
banged
on pots and pans outside the parliament to protest the alcohol
ban
.
There were a lot of Dracula
fans
at the party. They all had fake
fangs
in their mouths.
It's going to take me so
long
to mow the
lawn
.
My parents think that it is a
sin
to
sing
in a metal band.
I don't like sitting near the airplane's
wing
. But if you
win
a trip to Ireland you can't really complain.
She takes lots of pills and
things
to try and stay
thin
.
Exercise 3
Find the Sounds
Select the word that contains the sound listed below. There can be more than one correct answer.
Find: /n/
1.
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
2.
My best friend got engaged yesterday.
3.
He was the strongest kid in the class.
4.
The Russian weightlifter won the competition.
Find: /ŋ/
5.
That singer has the most amazing voice I've ever heard.
6.
We're in England now; you're driving on the wrong side of the road!
7.
We will go for a walk this evening.
8.
You can see it better if you look from this angle.
Exercise 4
Tongue Twister
Practice pronunciation with your tutor by reading the following tongue twister(s). Read each tongue twister slowly at first, then try reading it faster.
Nippy Noodle nipped his neighbor's nutmegs.
Did Nippy Noodle nip his neighbor's nutmegs?
If Nippy Noodle nipped his neighbor's nutmegs,
where are the neighbor's nutmegs Nippy Noodle nipped?
The ringing, swinging, singing singers sang winning songs.
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