Spelling:
- "j" - jump, reject
- "g" - magic , gentle
- "ge" - age, large
- "dj" - adjacent, adjective
- "dg" - badger, gadget
- "dge" - lodge, budge
- “di” – soldier, cordial
- “d” (+u) – graduate, education
LISTEN
The sound /dʒ/ can be in these consonant clusters:
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Beginning of a Syllable
(none)
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End of a Syllable
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/ndʒ/ (“nge”) - change
/ldʒ/ (“lge”) - bulge
/rdʒ/ (“rge”) - large
/dʒd/ (“ged”) - edged
/ndʒd/ (“nged”) - hinged
/ldʒd/ (“lged”) - divulged
/rdʒd/ (“rged”) - charged
/ldʒ/ (“lge”) - bulge
/rdʒ/ (“rge”) - large
/dʒd/ (“ged”) - edged
/ndʒd/ (“nged”) - hinged
/ldʒd/ (“lged”) - divulged
/rdʒd/ (“rged”) - charged
COMPARE
Compare /dʒ/ with tʃ/:
| compare_j-ch_1.mp3 |
/dʒ/.../tʃ/.../dʒ/.../tʃ/.../dʒ/.../tʃ/...
These are both alveo-palatal, affricate consonants. However, /dʒ/ is a voiced consonant and /tʃ/ is a voiceless consonant.
These are both alveo-palatal, affricate consonants. However, /dʒ/ is a voiced consonant and /tʃ/ is a voiceless consonant.
You can hear the difference between /dʒ/ and /tʃ/ in these words.
| compare_j-ch_words.mp3 |
1. A. jest, B. chest
2. A. joke, B. choke
3. A. badge, B. batch
4. A. lunge, B. lunch
5. A. surged, B. searched
6. A. ridges, B. riches
2. A. joke, B. choke
3. A. badge, B. batch
4. A. lunge, B. lunch
5. A. surged, B. searched
6. A. ridges, B. riches
Now compare /dʒ/ and /d/:
| compare_j-d_1.mp3 |
/dʒ/.../d/..../dʒ/.../d/..../dʒ/.../d/....
These are both voiced consonants in a similar position. However, /dʒ/ is an alveo-palatal affricate, while /d/ is an alveolar stop. The sound /dʒ/ begins as a stop (with no air coming through the mouth) but then moves into a fricative (with some air released).
These are both voiced consonants in a similar position. However, /dʒ/ is an alveo-palatal affricate, while /d/ is an alveolar stop. The sound /dʒ/ begins as a stop (with no air coming through the mouth) but then moves into a fricative (with some air released).
You can hear the difference between /dʒ/ and /d/ in these words.
| compare_j-d_words.mp3 |
1. A. jump, B. dump
2. A. jock, B. dock
3. A. hedge, B. head
4. A. large, B. lard
5. A. adage, B. added
6. A. raging, B. raiding
2. A. jock, B. dock
3. A. hedge, B. head
4. A. large, B. lard
5. A. adage, B. added
6. A. raging, B. raiding
PRACTICE
Listen and repeat these words:
| words_with_-j-.mp3 |
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1. juice
2. jeans 3. jacket 4. Japan 5. gentle 6. jealous 7. justice 8. page 9. judge 10. range |
11. merge
12. bandage 13. major 14. adjunct 15. packaging 16. managers 17. adjective 18. damaged 19. knowledgeable 20. judicial |
Now, practice /dʒ/ in sentences. Say the words first, then the sentences.
| sentences_with_-j-.mp3 |
1. original – strategy – procedure
Our original strategy didn’t work, so we’re trying a new procedure.
2. graduated – college – languages
She graduated from college with a degree in Asian languages.
3. jar – jam – edge
A jar of jam fell off the edge of the counter.
4. manager – just - packages
The manager just picked up the packages
5. vegetables – juice – fridge
The vegetables and juice should be in the fridge.
6. imagine – jacket – July
I can’t imagine why you’d need a jacket in July.
Our original strategy didn’t work, so we’re trying a new procedure.
2. graduated – college – languages
She graduated from college with a degree in Asian languages.
3. jar – jam – edge
A jar of jam fell off the edge of the counter.
4. manager – just - packages
The manager just picked up the packages
5. vegetables – juice – fridge
The vegetables and juice should be in the fridge.
6. imagine – jacket – July
I can’t imagine why you’d need a jacket in July.
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