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SS1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE FIRST TERM WEEK TWO
CONTENT
- Speech Work: Monophthongs (Introduction)
- Comprehension/Summary: (Introduction to Summary)
- Vocabulary Development: (Words Associated with Agriculture)
- Structure: Nouns – Countable and Uncountable Nouns (Regular and Irregular Plurals)
- Writing Skills: Narrative – Linking Paragraphs
ASPECT: Speech Work
TOPIC: Monophthongs
Meaning of Monophthongs
Monophthongs can be defined as pure vowel sounds. They are part of vowel sounds which are produced without any obstruction in the oral or nasal cavity. There are twelve (12) pure vowel sounds (Monophthongs) in English language. It can further be divided into two parts (long and short vowels.)
Examples of Monophthongs
/i: / e.g. beat, seat, neat, feet, tea, sheep, quay, leave, seen, dean, etc.
/i/ e.g. bit, sit nymph, village, kid, kit, lip, skip, tip, ship, etc.
/e/ e.g. bed, bread, said, bury, many, any, net, belt, etc.
/æ/ e.g. cat, lack, pack, rat, mad, lad, mat, bat, etc.
/a: / e.g. car, dart, calm, heart, sharp, mark, farther, far, etc.
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