# Cycle 40 ## Video Modeling Sounds and Words: 40.1 — 40.3 {% embed url="" %} ## 40.2 The Slow-Fast Game #### Purpose and Procedure This task introduces words that have blends at the beginning and end of them (*frost*, *slump*, *slant*, *swift*). In this case, the initial blends are composed of two continuous sounds. This task also introduces the /ŋ/ sound at the end of *swing* and *fling*. The /ŋ/ sound is a nasal consonant sound, like /n/. However, while /n/ is made by touching the tip of the tongue to the roof of the mouth in the front, right behind the teeth, /ŋ/ is made by touching the back of the tongue to the soft palate in the back of the mouth. To make this sound, prepare to make the sound /g/, but instead of popping the tongue down, hold it in place, and make a voiced, continuous sound: /ŋŋŋ/. This sound occurs when *n* is followed by *g* (as in *sing*, *sang*, and *song*) or *k* (as in *sink*, *sank*, and *sunk*). It does not occur when other letters follow *n*, as in the word *slant*. ## 40.3 Word Reading #### Purpose and Procedure The final part of this task introduces reading words with no dots or arrows beneath the individual sounds to signal that they are continuous or quick. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://curriculum.tryonce.com/cycle-40.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.