ŋ
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 |