English Pronunciation 👄 –Voiced Consonant - /g/ - 'get', 'giggle' and 'ghost'

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This is a voiced consonant - you can hear  it at the beginning of the word 'glue',  
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in the middle of the word 'struggle', at the  end of the word 'bag', and at the beginning  
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and end of the word 'gig'. Now you try - listen  and repeat: glue - struggle - bag - gig. OK.
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Now it may be difficult to tell the difference  between this voiced sound that you hear at the  
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beginning of the word 'glue' and its voiceless  partner that you hear at the beginning of the  
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word 'clue'. Listen carefully to hear the  difference - for each example I shall say  
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the word with the voiced sound first: glue - clue,  ghost - coast, log - lock, pig - pick. Now did you  
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hear the difference? You might be able to see the  difference. Watch: glue - clue, glue clue. Let's  
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try again - listen and repeat after me: glue -  clue, ghost - coast, log - lock, pig - pick. OK.
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