# Cycle 74 ## Video Modeling Sounds and Words: 74.1 — 74.5 {% embed url="" %} ## 74.1 New Sound {% embed url="" %} #### Purpose and Procedure In this task, students will learn the sound /ĭŋ/ as in *sing*. When reading *ing* at a normal rate, we usually only say the /ĭŋ/ sounds and do not pronounce the /g/ at the end. Even though *ing* is three characters that represent two continuous sounds, we want students to recognize it as a single unit, which is why there is only a single dot beneath the three characters. To help students with recognizing this, make sure your finger stays over the dot the whole time that you say the /ĭŋ/ sounds, rather than moving beneath the three characters*.* You can also help students recognize *ing* as a single unit when you model the sound by holding the /⁠ĭ⁠⁠/ sound longer than you hold the /ŋ/, so you end up saying /ĭĭĭŋ/. #### Important Reminders The /ŋ/ sound is a nasal consonant sound, like /n/, but it does not make the usual /n/ sound. While /n/ is made by touching the tip of the tongue to the roof of the mouth right behind the teeth, /ŋ/ is made by touching the back of the tongue to the soft palate in the back of the mouth, as if setting up to make the /g/ sound. ## 74.3 Patterns #### Purpose and Procedure This task gives students more practice with reading words in a serif font when the words end with a silent *e*. --- # 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-74.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.