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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'on' [ɑːn] keeping your mouth open.
Move to 'go' [ɡoʊ] with a rounded lip for 'oʊ'.
End with 'ing' [ɪŋ], nasal sound with tongue at the back.
Dropping the initial 'on' (go-ing)
Mispronouncing the 'go' as 'gah' (ahn-gah-ing)
Forgetting the nasal 'ing' sound (on-go-een)
Start with 'on' [ɒn] using a rounded lip and open jaw.
Move to 'go' [ɡəʊ] with a rounded 'əʊ'.
End with 'ing' [ɪŋ], nasal sound with tongue at the back.
Dropping the initial 'on' (go-ing)
Mispronouncing the 'go' as 'gah' (on-gah-ing)
Skipping the nasal 'ing' sound (on-go-een)
The first syllable 'on' is stressed to contrast the syllables clearly.
Make it with a nasal sound using tongue at the back of your mouth.
No, 'on' needs a clear 'o' sound, not a schwa or reduced vowel.
Continuing without stopping.
/ɡoʊ/
To move or travel.
/ˈɒnˌɡoʊɪŋli/
In an ongoing manner.
/ɡɔːn/
No longer present.
More syllables than 'go'.
More syllables and use of 'ly'.
Different vowel sound than 'gone'.
Make the first syllable louder and clearer.
Practice 'ing' with a humming nose sound.
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