JSS1 Second Term English Language Lesson Note – Vowels: Long and short /ↄ:/ /ɒ/

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WEEK 3

Speech Work: Vowels: Long and short e.g., /ↄ:/, /ɒ/

Structure: Adverb (Types of Adverb: Frequency, manner, Time, Purpose etc.)

Comprehension: The Family 2 (The Family Tree) The Home

Composition: Elements of Composition-Introduction, body, conclusion, stages of writing.

Literature: Prose – (Types of prose e.g., Narrative, Description)

ASPECT: Speech Work

TOPIC: Vowel

SUB-TOPIC: Long and short vowel / ɒ/, / ↄ: /

CONTENT

Vowel sounds / ɒ / and /ᴐ:/

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

‘o’    as in  pot , hot, box, dog, sorry, lock, loss, God, etc

‘a’    as in  was, want, wander, what, watch, quantity, quality, quarrel, yatch, etc

‘au’  as in  because, austere, sausage, cauliflower, Austria, Australia, laurel, etc

‘ou’  as in trough, cough, etc

‘ow’  as in knowledge, etc

/ ᴐ:/  : This vowel is a long back vowel which is produced by raising the back of the tongue to a height where jaw  is between the “half-close” and “half-open” position. The lips are rounded. It is important to remember that / ᴐ:/ is a long vowel which should not be pronounced as if it is similar to the short / ᴐ/. The common spelling symbols are listed below:

“al”    as  in  talk

“aw”  as  in  saw,

“ar”    as  in  war,

“oar”  as  in  board,

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