Yes, the C / K sound is an unvoiced (voiceless) sound,

Yes, the C / K sound  is a stop.

The C / K and G sound are produced exactly the same with one exception.  The difference between C / K and G is that the C / K sound is voiceless and the G sound is a voiced sound.

1. Kay
2. Cake
3. Cow
4. Can
5. Camel
6. Key
7. Crown
8. Candy
9. Kite
10. Kick
11. Cop
12. Crumb
13. Craft
14. Cone
15. Coat
16. Clam
17. Kentucky
18. Cub
19. Cuff
20. Koala
21. Clamp
22. Cupcake
23. Corn
24. Crave
25. Crash
26. Kelp
27. Kit
28. Clip
29. Knit
30. Kick
31. Kink
32. Kit-Kat
33. Kick
34. Clap
35. Curl
36. Crop
37. Kick
38. Curl
39. Carve
40. Kick
41. Creak
42. Crazy
43. Curve
44. Cuddle
45. Crisp
46. Kit
47. Clip
48. Catch
49. Car
50. Cart

1. Rocket
2. Popcorn
3. Pumpkin
4. Tractor
5. Taken
6. Basket
7. Locket
8. Ticket
9. Jacket
10. Quickly
11. Backpack
12. Pickle
13. Bicycle
14. Cookie
15. Socks
16. Pocket
17. Crackle
18. Necklace
19. Tackle
20. Sticker
21. Trick-or-treat
22. Cakes
23. Bucket
24. Bicker
25. Sparks
26. Clocks
27. Docking
28. Taco
29. Flicker
30. Quicker
31. Tickle
32. Snacking
33. Bricks
34. Soccer
35. Sticky
36. Making
37. Bacon
38. Clockwise
39. Picket
40. Racket
41. Kickoff
42. Blackboard
43. Cackle
44. Snicker
45. Socket
46. Pockets
47. Barking
48. Tricky
49. Kentucky
50. Baking

How to make the “c/k” sound:

• Tell the child to bring the back of their tongue(called the dorsum) up to the back part of their mouth(called the soft palate).  Lifting up the back part of our tongue stops the airflow from coming out of mouths!
• Turn off  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 “c/k” and “g”, and have them feel the difference between the two.  In the production of “c/k”, there should be no rumble or voicing.  While in the production of “g”, there should be a rumbling or voicing.)
• Next we lower our tongue and push air out explosively at the same time!

Tricks and Tips for producing the “c/k” sound:

• Tell the child we are going to trap the air from escaping using the back of our tongue.  We need to make a hump or a hill using the back of our tongue and bring it to the roof of our mouth.
• A fun and tasty way to teach the child where to put their tongue for a “c/k” production is to put some Nutella, peanut butter, sour candy gel, or any other spreadable food they enjoy on the soft middle portion of the back of the mouth(soft palate).  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!
• If your child is replacing their “c/k” sounds with “t” sounds. (“tat” for cat”), try using a tongue depressor to hold down the tip of their tongue which should also help the back of their tongue rise up.
• Place your hand where the child’s jaw and neck meet, and during “c/k” productions, lightly push up to help remind them to raise the back of their tongue.
• Because “c/k” sounds similar to a cough, try practicing manners and speech in the same activity!  Have the child pretend to cough into their elbow or a tissue.
• To visually show the child how we explosively release air from our mouths to produce the “c/k” sound, hold a piece of string in front of their mouths, and have them try to move the string with the release of air.  It is important to remind them to remember to use their voicing during this activity!
• If you have a board game that uses a spinner, have the child see if they can move the spinner using the explosions of air from their mouths.
• Have the child tilt their head back and look up at the ceiling.  By doing so, our tongues tend to fall into the back of our mouths into the position we need to make the “c/k” sounds!

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

C/K Overview

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

Target C / K at the syllable level with our virtual flashcards!

We have three activities for targeting C / K 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!)

C / K phrase flashcards with sets targeting C / K in the initial, medial, final, and mixed positions!

Target C / K at the sentence level with our rotating sentences activity!

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

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

C/K Virtual Materials

C / K Flashcards

C / K Progression Cards

C / K Soccer Shootout

C / K Paint

C / K Spot It

C / K Escape From Dragon's Dungeon

C / K Fish's Flight to Freedom

C / K Witch's Brew

C / K Summer Sundae Dash

C / K Fall Apple Quest

C / K Halloween Candy Chompers

C / K Thanksgiving Treats

C / K Cupid's Valentines Candies

C / K Marshmallows' Mad Dash

C / K Unicorn Artic Derby

C / K Train Track Dash

C / K Space Race

C / K Flashlight Finder

C / K Feed the Bear

C / K Pumpkin Carving

C / K Build-a-Snowman

C / K  Thanksgiving Dinner

C / K Jeopardy

C / K Tic-Tac-Toe

C / K Candy Land

C / K Connect 4

C / K Battleship

C / K Artic Ninja

C / K Cat Run

C / K Volt Runner

C / K Artic Clicker

C / K Pizza Jumper

C / K Artic Cruiser

C / K Space Invaders

C / K Spot the Differences

C / K Dino Hop

C / K Matching

C / K Treasure Hunt

C / K Crossword

C / K Word Find 1

C / K Word Find 2

C/K Boom Cards