JSS1 Second Term English Language Lesson Note – Folktales: Introduction to Folktales

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WEEK 5

SPEECH WORK: Vowel sounds

STRUCTURE: Conjunctions,

COMPREHENSION: The Jolly Good Friends

COMPOSITION: Letter writing

LITERATURE: Folktales introduction to folktales. (NOSEC pages19-20)

ASPECT: Speech work

TOPIC: Vowels / ɒ / and/ʌ/

CONTENT

Vowel /ɒ/

This is a short vowel articulated with the back of the tongue while the jaw is “open”. The lips are rounded in the pronunciation of this vowel and the common spelling symbols are given below:

“a’ as in want

“ou” as in cough

“o”  as in dog

Vowel /ʌ/

For the articulation of this sound, the centre of the tongue is raised while the jaw is open. The lips are neutrally shaped. The usual spelling symbols are as follows:

“u as in cut, hut cup

“o” as in come, money

“ou” as in young

“oo” as in flood, blood

“o” as in does

This vowel does not occur in Nigerian languages. Many learners of English language find it difficult to pronounce it properly. Learners generally tend to pronounce /ʌ/ as/ɒ/ but there is much qualitative difference between the two sounds. The set below are used to show the contrast between the two sounds.

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