Year 1Consonant digraphs
ng words
The letters n and g work together to make the /ng/ sound.
ng/ng/ as in tongs
Words with ng
Tap a word to see its sounds and hear it.
ng in the middle
ng at the end
Read ng in a sentence.
Every sentence is checked against the sound.
- 1The king can sing.
- 2I sing a long song.
- 3The king has a gold ring.
- 4Hang the string on the swing.
How to teach ng
- Introduce the consonant digraph. Explain that a digraph is two letters that work together to represent a sound.
- Model the target phoneme three times.
- Students repeat.
- Check articulation and correct mouth placement. Prompt students to lift the back of their tongue and let the sound come through their nose. Avoid adding a /g/ sound at the end.
- Identify the target phoneme in the example words.
Decodable stories with ng.
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Make a whole ng lesson.
Slides, words and sentences, matched to the sounds your class has learned.