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Try LingUp Now!Start with the /s/ sound by placing the tip of your tongue close to the roof of your mouth.
Move to the /t/ sound, quickly releasing the tip of your tongue from the roof of the mouth.
End with /ɪŋ/, raising the back of your tongue to touch the soft palate.
missing the /t/ sound (s-ing)
confusing /ɪ/ with longer vowel sounds (st-ee-ng)
omitting the nasal sound /ŋ/ (st-in)
same as American
same as American
same as American
same as American
same as American
same as American
The /ŋ/ sound requires air to flow through the nose.
No, the 't' is pronounced quickly.
Listen for the /ɪŋ/ sound instead of /ɪnk/.
A sharp pain or discomfort, often from an insect bite.
/ˈstɪn.dʒi/
Unwilling to spend money
/ˈstɪŋ.reɪ/
A type of flat sea fish
/ˈstɪŋər/
A sharp organ insects use to sting
Stingy ends with /dʒi/ which is a softer, lighter sound.
Stingray separates 'sting' into two distinct syllables, unlike 'sting'.
Stinger has a distinct /ər/ sound at the end.
Practice holding your nose and releasing air through the back of your mouth to achieve a proper /ŋ/ sound.
The 't' in 'sting' should be a quick tap of the tongue against the alveolar ridge.
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