Description of the /m/ Sound

• When you say the /m/ sound, your lower and upper lips make contact.
• This stops the air from going out through your mouth so that the air goes out through your nose.
• /m/ is a voiced consonant sound.

Description of the /n/ Sound

• When you say the /n/ sound, your tongue tip is raised to touch the tooth ridge.
• This stops the air from going out through your mouth so that the air goes through your nose.
• /n/ is a voiced consonant sound

Description of the /Ƞ/ Sound

• To say the /Ƞ/ sound, the back of your tongue is raised to touch the soft part of the roof of your mouth.
• This prevents air from going out through your mouth so that the air goes out through your nose.
• /Ƞ/ is also a voiced sound

• /m/, /n/, and /Ƞ/ are referred to as nasal sounds, because air goes out through the nose instead of the mouth.

Spelling of the /m/ Sound

• m as used in made, steamer, rim, timber, sum, some, dim, rum, Kim, etc.
• mm as used in committee, hammer, programme, commit, etc.
• mb as used in numb, tomb, thumb, plumber, etc.
• me as used in come, home, some, blame, etc.
• mn as used in autumn, column, hymn, solemn, etc.

Spelling of the /n/ Sound

• n as used in noun, nail, miner, sin, sun, dim, run, kin, named, numb, night, nine, kneel, etc.
• nn as used in innocent, winner, connect, Hannah, etc.
• gn as used in gnaws, gnash, reign, etc.
• kn as used in know, knight, knead, etc.
• pn as used in pneumonia, pneumatic, pneumonic, etc.

Spelling of the /Ƞ/ Sound

• ng as used in ring, tongue, king, longing, length, strength, etc.
• n + (k or g) as used in drink, anchor, bangle, conquer, uncle, anxious, singer, sung, ding, rung, king