JSS1 ENGLISH STUDIES THIRD TERM WEEK EIGHT

CONTENT

1. Speech Work: Consonant Clusters
2. Structure: Pronouns
3. Composition: Informal Letters
4. Literature: Poetry – More on Figures of Speech

ASPECT: Speech Work

TOPIC: Consonant Clusters

Describing Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters refer to a situation where a word begins with two or three consonants or ends with two, three or four consonants.  Note that, no vowel sound intervenes between consonant clusters.

Recognizing the Forms of Clusters 

There are three forms of consonant clusters namely;

1. Two consonant clusters
2. Three consonant clusters
3. Four consonant clusters

Two Consonant Clusters

Three Consonant Clusters

Practising Consonant Clusters

Pronounce the following words that comprise consonant clusters.

EVALUATION

1. What is a consonant cluster?
2. Give three (3) examples each of two (2) of them at the initial and final positions.

ASPECT: Structure

TOPIC: Pronouns – Forms and Positions of Pronouns

Definition of Pronouns

A pronoun takes the place of a noun “pro” is a Latin prefix meaning for.