JSS1 ENGLISH STUDIES FIRST TERM WEEK THREE
CONTENT
- Speech Work: Vowels: Long and Short Vowels /ↄ:/, /ɒ/
- Structure: Adverbs (Types of Adverbs: Frequency, Manner, Time, Purpose, etc.)
- Comprehension: (The Family Tree) The Home
- Composition: Elements of Composition
- Literature: Prose – (Types of Prose e.g. Narrative, Descriptive)
ASPECT: Speech Work
TOPIC: Vowels /ɒ/ and /ↄ:/
Vowel /ɒ/
Description of the Vowel /ɒ/
This is a short vowel articulated with the back of the tongue while the jaw is “open”. The lips are rounded for the pronunciation of this vowel and the common spelling symbols are given below:
Common Spelling Symbols of the Vowel /ɒ/
‘o’ as in pot , hot, box, dog, sorry, lock, loss, God, etc.
‘a’ as in was, want, wander, what, watch, quantity, quality, quarrel, yatch, etc.
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