Free /k/ articulation activities and games
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/k/ is made at the back of the mouth, with the back of the tongue pressed up against the soft palate. When a student says “tup” for “cup” or “tey” for “key”, the sound has moved to the front of the mouth, the pattern called velar fronting, and the job is to help them feel where the back sound lives.
Start with the initial, medial and final flashcards, then the mixed sentences. The kitchen scene hunt and the camping story give younger students a reason to keep saying the sound, the /k/ and /g/ flashcards practice the voiced partner alongside it, and the /k/ or /t/ whack board turns the fronting contrast into a quick listening game.
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- /k/ and /g/ FlashcardsEarly sounds /k/ and /g/ in initial position.
- /k/ Auditory Bombardment List14 words that start with /k/, read aloud one card at a time for listening: the student hears the sound many times and does not have to say it.
- /k/ or /t/? Whack the /k/ WordsListening practice for velar fronting: hit only the words that start with /k/ and let the /t/ words go.
- /k/ Sound Story: Camping at the LakeA short read-aloud story loaded with /k/ words in mixed positions, for carry-over practice. The /k/ words are highlighted on every page.
- Find the /k/ Things in the KitchenA kitchen picture scene. Find and say the 6 word-initial /k/ pictures: cookie, coconut, cup, cake, carrot, corn.
Questions
- How do I cue a back sound like /k/?
- Common starting points are tipping the head back slightly, gently holding the tongue tip down with a tongue depressor while the student says “ka”, or starting from a cough-like “k”. Mark the attempt cued while you are giving the physical prompt.
- Does /g/ use the same placement?
- Yes. /g/ is the voiced partner of /k/ and is made in the same place, so the placement cue you used for /k/ carries straight over. The /k/ and /g/ flashcards practice both sounds together.
- What if the student only fronts /k/ at the start of words?
- Fronting can depend on word position, so check each one. Start with the position the student already says correctly and use it as an anchor: a final /k/ in “back” can lead into “back-up”, and from there into words that start with /k/.
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