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Drills for K/G

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Minimal Pairs

Initial Position (/k/ vs /g/):
- coat / goat
- core / gore
- cap / gap
- curl / girl
- king / ginger

Medial Position (/k/ vs /g/):
- baking / begging
- locker / logger
- maker / major
- tucking / tugging
- picking / pigging

Final Position (/k/ vs /g/):
- back / bag
- pick / pig
- leak / league
- rock / rug
- sack / sag

K

Karen’s kooky cat climbed the cracked kitchen cupboard.
Kyle kicked the crooked kiosk, knocking over cookies.
The quirky koala kept clicking the keyboard like a hacker.
Carmen cracked a corny joke that cracked up the karate kids.
The clock struck a kick-off cue for Kevin’s karaoke comeback.

G

Gary grabbed a glowing gadget and galloped into the garden with gusto.
Georgia's goggles glistened as she giggled, gazing at the gargantuan giraffe.
The gang gathered gumdrops, guffawing near the green gazebo.
Gracie grew garlic in gigantic gravel pots while grooving to garage beats.
Gordon's gourmet goat cheese got gobbled by greedy gremlins on a gloomy evening.

Mixed

Greg kicked the green kayak across the gravel creek.
Katrina grabbed a golden cupcake and cackled gleefully.
The kooky gecko glided along the cracked garden gate.
Gus cracked the garage code using a quirky gadget.
Karim gulped kimchi while gazing at the glimmering lake.
Gina’s kookaburra kept gobbling cookies in the kitchen corner.
The gang knocked gently on the gigantic kiosk for garlic knots.

Kooky Gardents & Giggling Geese

Kendra kept glancing at the garden gate, gawking at the giggling geese gathered by the koi pond. They kicked gravel into kale patches while gobbling gingerbread crumbs from Kevin’s knapsack. The kooky crew cackled and gawked, circling the cracked gazebo in a game of goofy goose tag. Gregory, grinning wildly, clicked his camera to capture the chaotic giggle-fest. With gusts of giggles and kale confetti, the garden glowed with glorious clatter.

Garage Grooves and Cracked Cups

Gavin grooved to garage beats while clinking cracked cups full of kiwi kombucha. Katya grabbed the glittery glue gun and got crafty, gluing googly eyes to Kevin’s cookie jar. A gust of giddy laughter filled the garage as the gang knocked over cartons of gummy grapes. Carmen cranked the karaoke machine, kicking off a glitchy but glorious sing-along. Between the glue, grooves, and gusts of cheer, the chaos cooked up a classic kind of magic.