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WEEK 2
Speech Work: Consonants /s/ and /z/
Structure: Tenses: Present (making sentences with the present tense). Comprehension/Vocabulary Development: Writing Skill – answering questions on given passage) – Avoiding Accidents on our Roads (Road Safety)
Composition: More on Descriptive composition (Paragraph Development)
Literature: Prose-Literary terms.
ASPECT: SPEECH WORK
TOPIC: Consonants /s/ and /z/:
CONTENT
/s/ and /z/ are produced in almost the same way (the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar (or teeth) ridge firmly for /s/ and gently for /z/.
/s/ is voiceless, while /z/ is voiced.
/s/ and /z/ are both alveolar fricatives (‘alveolar’ because the blade of the tongue and the alveolar ridge are involved in their production).
Pronounce each pair of the above listed words to show clearly the distinctions between them.
/s/ – /z/
sue – zoo
sip – zip
seal – zeal
bus – buzz
price – prize
cease – size
course – cause
house – houses
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