Yes, the N sound is a voiced sound.

Yes, the N sound is a Lingua alveolar sound.

Yes, the N sound  is a nasal sound.

How to make the “n” sound:

• First we need to place the tip of our tongue on the bumpy spot of our gums behind our front teeth. We call this spot the alveolar ridge.
• Turning on your voice ( voice is the rumbling in your vocal folds.  Have your child/client place their hand on their/your neck during the production of “s” and “n”, and have them feel the difference between the two.  In the production of “s”, there should be no rumble or voicing.  While in the production of “n”, there should be a rumbling or voicing.)
• Have the child release the air thru their nose.

Tricks and Tips for producing the “n” sound:

• Have the child place their finger on your/their nose while a “n” sound is being produced so they can feel the vibration of the nostrils.
• Have the child  breathe in and then out through their nose. Once they have done this a few times, have them place their tongue on the bumpy spot(alveolar ridge) and try making the “n” sound when they are shooting the air out from their nose.
• Have the child place a finger horizontally under your/their nose.  They should feel air emitted from the nostrils during the “n” sound.  Have them move their finger down horizontally in front of the lips during the “n” production, and if done correctly, they should not feel any air leaking thru the lips.
• Have the child pretend they are at the doctors office and say “ahhhh”. After they have been holding it for awhile, have them bring their tongue tip to the bumpy spot.  This should cause the air to be released thru their nostrils creating a “nnn” sound.
• A fun and tasty way to teach the child where to put their tongue for a “n” production is to put some Nutella, peanut butter, sour candy gel, or any other creamy food they enjoy on the bumpy spot.  Once the child has felt the spot a few times, have them try to blow out air while lowering the tongue at the same time!
• Challenge the child to see who can make the loudest or longest noisy train sound!  Pretend you are a train blowing on its horn and make the “nnnn” sound!

1. Noble
2. Nest
3. Nature
4. Noodle
5. North
6. Knit
7. Name
8. Nail
9. Nice
10. Night
11. Knock
12. Know
13. Nut
14. Napkin
15. Neck
16. Knife
17. Nurse
18. Knee
19. Nectar
20. Number
21. Nifty
22. Neighbor
23. Nudge
24. Nectarine
25. Navigate
26. Nickel
27. Nimble
28. Novel
29. Nanny
30. Note
31. Nursery
32. Nutmeg
33. Nuzzle
34. Nap
35. Notch

1. Panda
2. Candle
3. Random
4. Antenna
5. Sandal
6. Peanut
7. Dinosaur
8. Running
9. Pony
10. Many
11. Dinner
12. Planet
13. Sunglasses
14. Lending
15. Gentle
16. Winner
17. Fountain
18. Lantern
19. Lend
20. Benefit
21. Mankind
22. Tundra
23. Tuna
24. Tangle
25. Hanger
26. Autumn
27. Candle
28. Gentle
29. Tangle
30. Another

1. Green
2. Ocean
3. Falcon
4. Melon
5. Brown
6. Cone
7. Coin
8. Chain
9. Sun
10. Lantern
11. Screen
12. Unicorn
13. Mountain
14. Bison
15. Penguin
16. Button
17. Chin
18. Train
19. Sun
20. Moon
21. Lawn
22. Lemon
23. Horizon
24. Cabin
25. Dragon
26. Garden
27. Train
28. Dolphin
29. Balloon
30. Fountain
31. Crown
32. Autumn
33. Ribbon
34. Bone
35. One
36. Phone
37. Done
38. Ton
39. Man
40. Jen

How to make the “n” sound:

• First we need to place the tip of our tongue on the bumpy spot of our gums behind our front teeth. We call this spot the alveolar ridge.
• Turning on your voice ( voice is the rumbling in your vocal folds.  Have your child/client place their hand on their/your neck during the production of “s” and “n”, and have them feel the difference between the two.  In the production of “s”, there should be no rumble or voicing.  While in the production of “n”, there should be a rumbling or voicing.)
• Have the child release the air thru their nose.

Tricks and Tips for producing the “n” sound:

• Have the child place their finger on your/their nose while a “n” sound is being produced so they can feel the vibration of the nostrils.
• Have the child  breathe in and then out through their nose. Once they have done this a few times, have them place their tongue on the bumpy spot(alveolar ridge) and try making the “n” sound when they are shooting the air out from their nose.
• Have the child place a finger horizontally under your/their nose.  They should feel air emitted from the nostrils during the “n” sound.  Have them move their finger down horizontally in front of the lips during the “n” production, and if done correctly, they should not feel any air leaking thru the lips.
• Have the child pretend they are at the doctors office and say “ahhhh”. After they have been holding it for awhile, have them bring their tongue tip to the bumpy spot.  This should cause the air to be released thru their nostrils creating a “nnn” sound.
• A fun and tasty way to teach the child where to put their tongue for a “n” production is to put some Nutella, peanut butter, sour candy gel, or any other creamy food they enjoy on the bumpy spot.  Once the child has felt the spot a few times, have them try to blow out air while lowering the tongue at the same time!
• Challenge the child to see who can make the loudest or longest noisy train sound!  Pretend you are a train blowing on its horn and make the “nnnn” sound!

If you are looking for tips and tricks on how to produce the perfect N sounds; click the link below:

N Sound Overview

Target the N sound at the isolation level with 3 different activities: Isolation Animation, Pop the Bubbles, and Click the Button!

Target N at the syllable level with our virtual flashcards!

We have three activities for targeting N at the word level: 1.) Classic flashcards with initial, medial, final, and mixed sets. 2.) Minimal Pair Sliders 3.) Name the Photos (Have the computer give you feedback on your sound productions!)

N phrase flashcards with sets targeting N in the initial, medial, final, and mixed positions!

Target N at the sentence level with our rotating sentences activity!

Our N story is full of N target sounds and tongue twisters! Read it yourself or play it out loud and then repeat it back!

We have two ways to target N at the conversation level: 1.) Silly story scenes full of N target words. 2.) Conversation starter questions.

N Sound Virtual Materials

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N Thanksgiving Treats

N Cupid's Valentines Candies

N Marshmallows' Mad Dash

N Unicorn Artic Derby

N Train Track Dash

N Space Race

N Flashlight Finder

N Feed the Bear

N Pumpkin Carving

N Build-a-Snowman

N Thanksgiving Dinner

N Jeopardy

N Tic-Tac-Toe

N Candy Land

N Connect 4

N Battleship

N Artic Ninja

N Cat Run

N Volt Runner

N Artic Clicker

N Pizza Jumper

N Artic Cruiser

N Space Invaders

N Spot the Differences

N Dino Hop

N Matching

N Treasure Hunt

N Crossword

N Word Find 1

N Word Find 2

N Sound Boom Cards