ng consonant blend

The rooster sang a song for the horse.

Early readers see ng at the end of words, like bang. Soon they will see ng in the middle of words, like tangle and triangle.

Ask your child to watch for ng as he points to each word while you read this list. Reread the words, repeating them with your child. Ask your child to point to ng as he tells you a sentence using each ng word:

bang      fang      rang     sang     sprang
clang     gang     hang     slang     pang
harangue

A pang is a sudden, sharp feeling, like a pang of hunger, or a pang of fear. Harangue is a fun word to know, though a young reader will not see it for many years. Ue are silent at the end of harangue, which means a long, blustery speech. If you misbehave, your mother may give you the gift of a long, noisy harangue.

Let's try:
bing        ding     ring      wing      sing      string       sling 
bring       fling     zing     wring     sting     spring      swing

Are you surprised that s has so many ng words?  yes   no   maybe

Wring means to twist something, like you might wring the water out of a wet washcloth. A ding is a tiny mark, like a chip on a china cup, or a bruise on an apple. Fling means to throw a thing, as in, please fling that shirt over to me. Although fling may sound like a slang word, it came into English hundreds of years ago from the ancient Norse language.  Zing refers to having a lively energy, such as in, Angela makes her bed with a lot of zing in her movements. Or, Adam sings with a lot of zing in his voice.

Let's try:
rung     lung      stung      tongue
hung    sung     swung    

Are you surprised tongue, with silent ue, is in the sung family?   yes    no   maybe

Let's try:
long         song      wrong
belong    strong    ping pong

Are you ready for some hard words? These seem harder because they end with ge, the team that says j:
range         strange            lunge                 grunge       binge     cringe      singe

arrange     try: stranger     try: dungeon         sponge      fringe     hinge       syringe

To binge means to behave without curbing your action, as in: the lady went on a shopping binge. Singe refers to a burn around the edges of something, as in: the old map had been in a fire and its edges were singed.

Being aware of the bits and teams within words will help your child get control of the reading task. You might like to look at the books I have to help your child become a strong, skillful reader.  I use eBay as my website. Search Instant Reading Help, all my books will pop up for you.    Have a great day reading with your child, Mary Maisner