174 Go to /n/ Worksheet Go to /l/ Worksheet /n/ “no” vs /l/ “low” Comparison When practising sounds:
1. FEEL (what can you feel your muscles doing?) 2. SEE (look at yourself in the mirror) 3. HEAR (listen to the audio tracks and use the hand phone to listen to yourself
/n/
Spelling Patterns
FEEL “(k)n”: know, winning 1) Tip of the tongue touching gum ridge.
2) Air going through the nose. This means you can feel vibrations in your nose.
3) The sides of the tongue are touching the sides of the upper teeth. This means the tongue is wide.
/l/ “l”: low, willing 1) Tip of the tongue touching gum ridge.
2) Air going through the mouth. This means you can’t feel vibrations in your nose.
3) The sides of the tongue are not touching the upper teeth. This means the tongue is narrow.
4) Back of tongue raised (Dark L only) SEE HEAR Lips can be slightly rounded Sounds duller/darker Lips relaxed. Sounds lighter/brighter Light L
Dark L
If you can hold your nose (so no air can come out), and can make /l/, then you are doing it correctly! attempting to make /n/.
