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JSS1 ENGLISH STUDIES FIRST TERM WEEK FOUR

CONTENT

  1. Speech Work: Vowels Sounds: /a:/,  /æ/
  2. Structure: Adjectives
  3. Comprehension: The Day School Begins (NOSEC page 26-27, pages 23-24)
  4. Composition: Letter Writing
  5. Literature: Categories of Oral and Written Literature

 

ASPECT: Speech Work

TOPIC: Vowels Sounds

Vowels /a:/ and / æ/

Description of the Long Vowel /a:/

This is a long vowel which may be described as a back vowel. It is actually articulated with the part of the tongue between the centre and the back. While the lips are in a neutral position, the jaw is fully open. The usual spelling symbols for/a:/ are given below:

“a” as in pass, class

“ar” as in cart, part

“al” as in palm, calm

“au” as in laugh,

“ear” as in clerk, heart

Description of the Short Vowel /æ/

This vowel does not occur in Nigerian languages.

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