Week 8 – Jss 1 First Term English Studies Lesson Note

  WEEK 8.
SPEECH SOUNDS. LONG AND SHORT VOWELS
Content:
/I/ – this sort vowel has various spelling symbols like e, I, u, ay, ey, y, ui, ie, a,ia e.g. market, manage, quick, Friday, village, holy, symbol
/ I: / – This vowel is longer in length than vowel /I/ spelling symbpls-ea, ev,ae. Ie, ei, e, I, ey, ay, ee, etc. e.g. retrieve, seek, people, heat, kerosene, be, calling, amoeba, police, see, prestige
/e/ – the spelling symbols of this vowel are: a,e,ue,ea,e.g. many, bled, weapon, guess, says, ate, egg, manger,
/ae/ – it has two spelling from: ai, and a, e.g. gap, fan, plaid, plait, march, thank, cat, channel
/ a: / – it is longer than vowel /ae/ (vpwel4) spelling symbols are: a, ar, er, ear, cul, al e.g. pass, farmer, balm, heart, laugh, draught, fast, clerk, sergeant, aunt, laugh
Class work
Identify the words that has these vowel sound in them

1. / a: / –    (a) cause        (b) hark         (c) Calf    (d) blue
2. / ae / –     (a) active        (b) fast         (c) who    (d) dawn
3. / e / –     (a) paternal        (b) campus        (c) be        (d) many
4. / I / –         (a) private        (b) key        (c) seize    (d) bell
5. / I: / –     (a) health         (b) toy         (c) these    (d) pack

 
 Evaluation:
Transcribe the following words

1. Calf         /ka:If/
2. Active        /aektiv/
3. Many        /meni/
4. Private    /praivit/
5. These        /aI:s/

Conclusion: student can now give the pronunciation of these speech sound on their own
Assignment:
Compare and contrast these vowel sounds
/a:/ and /ae/            /I:/ and /I/
Part      pat                 seal     sit

 Moral Objectives:
At the end of the lesson-students must develop their oratory prowess to be able to defend the gospel of Christ like Apostle Paul.