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WEEK:8

ASPECT; Speech Work: Clusters of two consonants which occur initially.

Vocabulary Development: Identification of use of Figures of speech: Simile, Metaphor, Irony,

Reading Comprehension: Reading for the Writer’s Purpose: Homes- Man’s Fortress of Safety.

Structure: Subordinate Clauses (Types and Functions)

Writing Skills: Free Writing (Introduction: Features of Poetry)

Summary: Exercise: Use any WAEC/NECO summary question.

ASPECT: Speech Work

TOPIC: Clusters of Two Consonants (Initial Position)

What is Consonant Clusters?

The coming together of two, three, or more consonants, either before or after the vowel in a syllable is known as a cluster.

Syllable Structures in English

  1. V =          a
  2. CV =          no, me
  3. CC =          Pray
  4. CCCV =Sprout
  5. VC =          up
  6. VCC        =          soft
  7. CVCCC   =          thanks
  8. CVCC     =          texts / texts
  9. CVCC     =         sells, looks, writes
  10. CCVCC    =          strength
  11. CCVCC    =

Consonant Clusters: Initial Position

Consonant clusters at the initial position have the syllable structure as: CCV, CCCV, CCCVC,

  1. The consonant clusters at the initial position:

Examples: CCV

(i) st_air  (ii) st_ar   (iii) pl_ay  (iv) pr_ay  (v) fr_om

  1. Three consonant clusters at the initial position: CCCV

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