Consonant Sound Pair
Voiceless /k/ & Voiced /g/
Sound-Spelling Pattern
| /k/ | /g/ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| k | kiss book |
g | grow grew grown give gave given |
| c | cook | gg | egg |
| ck | clock | gu | guitar guard guide |
cc + |
gue | guess argue | |
| ch Greek origin |
chemistry headache |
gh
Italian origin |
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| qu = /k/ | |||
| qu = /kw/ | quit quite quiet liquid squeeze |
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| x = /ks/ | VL sound next sixty relax |
x = /gz/ | VD sound example exist |
| Homophones | Homophones | ||
| Silent k | Silent g |

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