JSS2 ENGLISH STUDIES FIRST TERM WEEK TEN
CONTENT
- Speech Work: Monophthongs
- Grammar: Making Requests Using will, could, please
- Composition: Formal Letter of Invitation (As a Guest Speaker)
- Literature: Figures of Speech (Synecdoche, Onomatopoeia, Antithesis)
ASPECT: Speech Work
TOPIC: Monophthongs
Meaning of Monophthongs
They are vowel sounds whose quality does not change over the duration of the vowel. It is a speech sound that consists of only one vowel sound. Monophthongs are sometimes called “pure” or “stable” vowels.
Examples:
/e/- set, pet
/u:/ – boot, school
/I/- sit, big
/ə/- away, police
/æ/- bag, bad
/Ӡ:/- bird, burn
/ɔ/ – pot, hot
/Ʌ/- love, run
/Ʊ/ – book, bush
/ↄ:/ – saw, horse
EVALUATION
- What are monophthongs?
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