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JSS2 ENGLISH STUDIES SECOND TERM WEEK TWO
CONTENT
- Speech Work: Diphthongs
- Structure: Tenses (Present, Past, Future Tenses)
- Comprehension/Vocabulary Development: (NOSEC. Pages 89-90) Reading for Speed; Politics
- Summary: Introduction to Summary Writing
- Composition: Argumentative Essay(Arguing a Position)
- Literature: Introduction to Drama: (Elements of Drama)
ASPECT: Speech Work
TOPIC: Diphthongs
Meaning of Diphthong
Diphthong is a Greek word which means “double sound”. The articulation of diphthongs involves a glide from one vowel quality to the other. A diphthong is therefore a vowel which changes its quality in the process of its articulation.
/ei/ e.g. gate, cake, take, place, date, gauge, etc.
/əᴜ/ e.g. home, go, owl, own, etc
/ai/ e.g. buy, five, rice, write, kite, fry, price, etc.
/au/ e.g. how, cloud, out, house, blouse, browse, etc.
/oi/ e.g. boy, joy, toy, oil, toil coin, boil, etc.
/ iə / e.g. here, ear, idea, fear, beer, rear, etc.
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