Common English words with the "ng (sing)" sound (IPA ŋ)

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Common English words with this sound

ng (sing)

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
along /əˈlɑŋ/ /əˈlɒŋ/ A1
angry /ˈæŋɡri/ A1
anything /ˈɛniˌθɪŋ/ /ˈeniˌθɪŋ/ A1
bank /bæŋk/ A1
blank /blæŋk/ A1
boring /ˈbɑrɪŋ/ /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ A1
bring /brɪŋ/ A1
building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ A1
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ /ˈdɑːnsɪŋ/ A1
doing /ˈduɪŋ/ /ˈduːɪŋ/ A1
drank /dræŋk/ A1
drink /drɪŋk/ A1
drunk /drʌŋk/ A1
evening /ˈivnɪŋ/ /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ A1
everything /ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ/ /ˈevriˌθɪŋ/ A1
exciting /ɪkˈsaɪɾɪŋ/ /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ A1
feeling /ˈfilɪŋ/ /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A1
fishing /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/ A1
following /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ A1
hungry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ A1

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