Consonants /k/
| Sound | IPA symbol | Common spellings | Sample Words |
/k/ |
k |
c cat | call came can cap car cot cup cut carry caught class clean clothes cold colour come could |
| k kite | keep kept key kind king kiss kitchen kitten ask book look make like talk week milk think |
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| ck duck | back black quack peck check pick sick tick trick brick chick lock rock sock rocket duck luck suck truck bucket | ||
| q queen | quack queen question quick quiet quiz (Note: 'quack' = /k/ + /w/ + /a/ + /k/) |
| Spelling | Sample texts |
c |
Crazy Cow I Want to be a Cowgirl |
k |
The Kangaroo Who Couldn't Stop Robert Cox & Jim Robins (2004) South Melbourne, Vic.: Lothian Books Koala Lou I Do Love You Mem Fox & Pamela Lofts (1988) Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
ck |
Clickety-Clack Something to Pack Antony Lishak & Ian Penney (1992) London: Orchard Books One Duck Stuck Phyllis Root & Jane Chapman (1998) London: Walker Books |
q and ck |
It's Quacking Time Martin Waddell & Jill Barton (2005) London: Walker Books Quacky Quack-Quack! Ian Whybrow & Russell Ayto (2003) London: Walker Books |
If you know some other great books for teaching 'k' /k/, please contact me and this will be a growing resource.