JSS2 Second Term English Language Lesson Note – Punctuation Mark

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WEEK 4

Speech Work Consonant sounds- /h/; /w/ and /j/.

Structure – Punctuation mark (Full Stop).

Comprehension/ Vocabulary Development: The Postal Service. Reading to Understand the Writer’s Purpose- The Dictionary (NOSEC. Pages108-109).

Composition – Formal Letter – (Letter to the School Principal)

 Literature: – Characters and Characterization in the text: Precious Little Darling

ASPECT: SPEECH WORK

TOPIC: Consonants / h/, /w /and /j/

/h/: This is a voiceless glottal fricative which is produced as the air stream passes through an open glottis to the mouth. The following words contain the sound.

/h/ hat, house, horse, hen, hospital, who, how behave, behind, hit, hide etc

NOTE: The sound is silent in the following words therefore it will not be pronounced.

Hour, honour, heir, vehicle, exhibit, exhaust.

/w/: This is a semi- vowel consonant sound. It does not occur at the end of the word. The following words have the sound.

/w/ as in: win, way, wed wet waist, waste, quick, question, quest, dwell, choir, queen, square

dwell, swim, etc

NOTE: This sound /w/ is silent in sword, therefore it should not be pronounced.

/j/ This sound is also a semi- vowel sound. It represents the letter “y” both in writing and pronunciation. It is a voiced palatal consonant sound.  The following words have the sound:

/j/ yet, yam, yoke, yes, year, few, new, tune, beauty, suit, yellow, queue, human, use, you, ewe feud, fuse, view, hew   etc

NOTE: Do not be confused by using / j / for/ d3/

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