Using Sounds and Combinations of sounds to Spell and Pronounce Words Primary 2 (Basic 2) – English Studies

ENGLISH STUDIES

THIRD TERM  

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 2

THEME –  LISTENING AND SPEAKING 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Reading Different Prints like Novels | Paragraph and Passage Primary 2 (Basic 2) – English Studies

 

TOPIC – USING SOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS OF SOUNDS TO SPELL AND PRONOUNCE WORDS

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Vowel Sounds

3. Spell and Pronunciation Words

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. produce the vowel sounds correctly.

2. pronounce words correctly.

3. use combination of sounds to produce words.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can pronounce and spell words.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Sound charts and flash cards.

2. Wall chart containing /a/ and words and /a:/ and words.

3. 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

VOWEL ɑ SOUND

The sound /ɑ/ is a low, central, tense vowel.

Examples of the ɑ Sound

PRONUNCIATION /ɑ/ as in

• bag

• bat

• hat

• sad

• cat

• cake

• play

• pray

• paint

 

VOWEL ɑ: SOUND

The ɑ: sound is normally spelled with the letters ‘a-r’ as in the words:

Examples of the ɑ: Sound

PRONUNCIATION /ɑː/ as in –

• art /ɑːt/

• arm /ɑːm/

• bark /bɑːk/

• start /stɑːt/

• part /pɑːt/

• far /fɑː/

• car /kɑː/

• star /stɑː/

• bar /bɑː/

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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. Writes the sounds /a/ and /a:/ in isolation on the board.

3. Produces the sound in the words as in fat/farm, pack/park.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen to the teacher as he pronounces the sounds.

4. Asks the pupils to pronounce after him.

Pupil’s Activities – Say it after the teacher.

5. Guides the pupils to identify the sound in given words.

Pupil’s Activities – Identify each of the sounds on the board.

CONCLUSION

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

 

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LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. pronounce the sounds in isolation.

2. pronounce words that contain the sounds.

3. make simple sentences with given words containing the sounds.