Monosyllabic, Bisyllabic and Polysyllabic Words | Stressed and Unstressed Syllables – Primary 6 English Studies (Basic 6), Third Term Week 1

BISYLLABIC AND POLYSYLLABIC WORDS | STRESSED AND UNSTRESSED SYLLABLES – PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) ENGLISH STUDIES THIRD TERM WEEK 1

ENGLISH STUDIES (SPEECH WORK)

THIRD TERM

WEEK 1 (REVISION) 

PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) 

THEME –  SPEECH WORK AND PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – 

TOPIC – SPEECH WORK AND PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Monosyllabic, Bisyllabic and Polysyllabic Words

3. Stressed and Unstressed Syllables

4. Revision and Lesson Evaluation

5. Test Questions and Answers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. Identify monosyllabic, bisyllabic and polysyllabic words.

2. Put stress on the correct syllable.

3. Identify stressed and unstressed syllables.

4. Pronounce one-, two- or three-syllable words correctly.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can identify and pronounce words correctly.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pictures of objects

2. Wall charts

3. Flash cards

4. Flannel board

5. Course book

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON INTRODUCTION 

Words are made up of syllables. A syllable is a part of a word that has one vowel sound. Some words have one syllable, while others have two or more.

TYPES OF WORDS BASED ON SYLLABLES

1. Monosyllabic words: Words with one syllable. For examples: cat, book, run, man

2. Bisyllabic words: Words with two syllables. For examples: teacher, pencil, window, table

3. Polysyllabic words: Words with three or more syllables. For examples: education, beautiful, examination, electricity

WORD STRESS

Word stress means pronouncing one syllable in a word more strongly than the others. For examples:

• TAble (stress on first syllable)

• beGIN (stress on second syllable)

• eduCAtion (stress on third syllable)

STRESSED AND UNSTRESSED SYLLABLES

• Stressed syllable: The syllable that is pronounced louder or stronger.

• Unstressed syllable: The syllable that is said more softly or weakly.

For examples:

• TEA-cher → TEA (stressed), cher (unstressed)

• a-BOUT → BOUT (stressed), a (unstressed)

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

• One-syllable words: man, sun, jump

• Two-syllable words: ta-ble, wa-ter, mo-ther

• Three-syllable words: fa-mi-ly, e-le-phant, ba-na-na

CLASS ACTIVITIES

• Clap out syllables in words.

• Identify stressed syllables in spoken words.

• Repeat after the teacher for correct pronunciation.

• Group words into monosyllabic, bisyllabic, and polysyllabic lists.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions.

2. The teacher organizes the pupils into groups or pairs depending on the size of the class.

Pupils’ Activities: Each pupil belongs to a group.

3. The teacher gives each group a chart or flashcards containing monosyllabic, bisyllabic, and polysyllabic words and asks each group to identify and pronounce the words.

Pupils’ Activities: The groups identify each word on the chart/flashcards.

4. The teacher uses the chart/flashcards and the pupils’ responses to introduce the lesson and explain the meaning and types of monosyllabic, bisyllabic, and polysyllabic words.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction, understand, and explain the difference between monosyllabic, bisyllabic, and polysyllabic words.

5. The teacher uses the same words on the chart/flashcards to introduce and explain the concept of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils pay attention, identify, and differentiate between stressed and unstressed syllables.

6. The teacher guides the pupils on how to pronounce monosyllabic, bisyllabic, and polysyllabic words, as well as stressed and unstressed syllables correctly.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils practise confidently and pronounce monosyllabic, bisyllabic, and polysyllabic words, as well as stressed and unstressed syllables correctly.

7. The teacher summarizes the lesson on the board and gives appropriate evaluation.

Pupils’ Activities: The pupils participate actively in the summary of the lesson by responding correctly to most of the questions as instructed.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the next week’s lesson.

NEXT LESSON

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils to,

1. define a syllable.

2. give two examples each of monosyllabic, bisyllabic, and polysyllabic words.

3. identify the stressed syllable in the word “teacher.”

4. pronounce the word “education” correct ly.

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the Options A – D. 

1. A syllable is a ____ in a word.

A. sound unit

B. sentence

C. paragraph

D. letter

2. Which of these is a monosyllabic word?

A. cat

B. teacher

C. education

D. beautiful

3. How many syllables are in the word “table”?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

4. Bisyllabic words have ____ syllables.

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

5. Which word is polysyllabic?

A. book

B. man

C. education

D. run

6. Word stress means ____ a syllable in a word.

A. spelling

B. ignoring

C. emphasizing

D. deleting

7. In the word “teacher,” the stressed syllable is _____.

A. cher

B. ter

C. each

D. tea

8. Which of these words has one syllable?

A. jump

B. water

C. family

D. pencil

9. “Education” has how many syllables?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

10. The unstressed syllable is pronounced _____.

A. louder

B. stronger

C. louder

D. faster

11. Which word is bisyllabic?

A. elephant

B. cat

C. teacher

D. run

12. The word “begin” has stress on the ____ syllable.

A. first

B. second

C. third

D. none

13. How many syllables are in “beautiful”?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

14. Which of these is a monosyllabic word?

A. apple

B. sun

C. table

D. pencil

15. Stress in a word makes one syllable sound more _____.

A. silent

B. confusing

C. weak

D. important

16. Which word has three syllables?

A. cat

B. teacher

C. family

D. run

17. “Window” is a ____ word.

A. monosyllabic

B. bisyllabic

C. polysyllabic

D. silent

18. Which syllable is stressed in “education”?

A. e

B. du

C. ca

D. tion

19. Pronunciation means ____ words correctly.

A. writing

B. spelling

C. copying

D. saying

20. Which of these words is polysyllabic?

A. cat

B. run

C. elephant

D. book

ANSWER KEYS

1. D 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. C