Plosive /k/-/g/

Spelling /k/

• K: king, kiss, kitten, make, sack, baker
• C: crue, cat, bacon,
• Ch: chemist, christmas, school.
• Que /kw/: quiant, queer, queen.
• Cqu /kw/: acquaint, acquire
• Qu /k/: conquer, luquor, atique
• X /ks/: box, lexicon

A muter 'k' can be found at the begining of a word followed by a n: knowledge

Spelling /g/

Voiced version of /k/. This sound is made at the back of the throat. It is usually 'g', overall when followed by 'a', 'u' or a consonant and whe it appears in final position: Gate, goat, great pig, big.

In some cases it is pronounced /ʤ/:

We can also find a mute "g" when it is followed by an "n" at the beggining of a word.

Or when it is followed by an "n" at the end of a word.