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Try LingUp Now!Start with a 'd' sound. Place the tip of your tongue on the ridge behind your upper front teeth.
Shift to the 'ah' sound as in 'father'. Drop your jaw slightly and raise the middle of your tongue.
End with a 'k' sound. Back of the tongue should touch the soft palate, then release.
dog (incorrect vowel sound)
dock-ee (adding an extra syllable)
dok (saying 'dok' with a sharper 'o' sound)
Start with a 'd' sound. Place the tip of your tongue on the ridge behind your upper front teeth.
Shift to the 'o' sound. Open your mouth slightly and round your lips.
End with a 'k' sound. Back of the tongue should touch the soft palate, then release.
dak (incorrect vowel sound)
dock-ee (adding an extra syllable)
dock with exaggerated 'o'
The vowel sound is pronounced 'o' in BrE.
Focus on stopping after the 'k' sound without adding 'ee'.
Students often confuse it with 'dog'.
A platform where ships load or unload goods.
/ˈdɑkɪŋ/
The act of securing a boat at a dock.
/ˈdɑkjɑrd/
A place where ships are built or repaired.
/ʌnˈdɑk/
To remove a ship from a dock.
- additional 'ing' sound at the end.
- two-syllable word with stress on first.
- prefix changes the starting sound.
Focus on the 'o' sound in 'dock' to avoid confusion with 'duck'.
Practice the 'k' sound by completing with a hard stop.
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