This section is about the ng sound, (/ŋ/ Phoneme), as in the words:
think
thing
walking
How the ng sound is spelled
The ŋ sound is most frequently spelled ‘n-g,’ but sometimes is spelled with just and ’n’ when it is in the middle of a word like:
thank
Examples of the /ŋ/ Phoneme
Words never begin with the /ŋ/ Phoneme.
Here are some words that end with it.
bring
young
long
morning
The most common use of the /ŋ/ phoneme is the ‘i-n-g’ suffix.
building
feeling
working
interesting
Words with an /ŋ/ in the middle are uncommon but here are a few.
thankful
finger
stronger
thinking