JSS3 ENGLISH STUDIES SECOND TERM WEEK FOUR
CONTENT
- Speech Work: Nasal Sounds /m/, /n/ and /ŋ/
- Vocabulary Development: Suffixes (Adjective Derivations)
- Structure: Question Tags
- Composition: Informal Letters
ASPECT: Speech Work
TOPIC: Nasal Sounds /m/, /n/ and /ŋ/
The nasal sounds are produced as a result of closure in the mouth and the airflow escaped through the nose. The examples are stated below:
/m/
man, moon, make, name, bomb, claim, frame, lame, damn, hymn, condemn, bomb, comb, dumb, climb, plumb, crumb, grammar, commission, etc.
- In the following words, ‘m’ and not ‘b’ is the end sound even though ‘b’ can be seen. It is not pronounced. Plumb, dumb, climb, comb, tomb, bomb, numb, lamb, crumb.
- More so, ‘m’ is the end sound of these words and not ‘n’. Hymn, condemn, solemn.
/n/
name, nose, neck, new, note, stone, brain, gnash, gnat, gnaw, know, knowledge, knot, knit, knew, manner, banner, nanny, funnel, cranny, etc.
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