ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR SS1 THIRD TERM WEEK TWO
CONTENT
- Speech Work: Introduction to Diphthongs
- Comprehension: The Threat to Roll Back Malaria Project. NOSEC. Pages 104-105
- Vocabulary Development: Words Associated with Profession – Law
- Structure: Clauses (Introduction)
- Writing Skills: Narrative – ‘A story that ends with the saying: “It pays to be hardworking”‘.
ASPECT: Speech Work
TOPIC: Introduction to Diphthongs
Meaning of Diphthongs
Diphthongs are the combination of two vowel sounds as a result of movement of the tongue from one sound to the other sound. The diphthong is a single sound after the combination .It is also referred to as impure sound.
Examples of Diphthongs
/ei/ as in gate, cake, take, place, date, gauge, make, rake, etc.
/əʊ/ as in home, go, owl, own, load, hoe, mow, sow, goat, road, etc.
/ai/ as in buy, five, rice, write, kite, fry, price, lie, might, bite, fly, etc.
/aʊ/ as in how, cloud, out, house, blouse, browse, loud, crown, crowd, etc.
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