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WEEK 6

CONTENT

SPEECH WORK: Vowel Contrast (/ͻ/, /ͻ:/, /æ/and /a:/)

COMPREHENSION: Exercise. (NOSEC. Pg. 75)

SUMMARY: Exercise. (NOSEC. Pages 76-77)

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT: British and American spellings

STRUCTURE: Verbs (forms and functions)

WRITING SKILLS: Articles for Publication in the national magazine (Use WAEC/NECO past questions)

ASPECT:  SPEECH WORK

TOPIC: Vowel Contrast (/ͻ/, /ͻ:/, /æ/and /a:/)

The vowel sounds /ͻ/and /ͻ:/ are vowel sounds. The sound /ͻ/is a short, back, open rounded vowel sound while /ͻ:/ is a long, back, half open, rounded.

Examples:

/ͻ/ /ͻ:/
not naught
shot Short
spot Sport
cod Cord
pot Port
taught Tot
don dawn

/ͻ/and /a:/: The vowel sounds /ͻ/and /a:/ are vowel sounds. The sound /ͻ/ashort, back, open, rounded, vowel while the sound /a:/is a long, back, open, neutral vowel sound.

Examples:

/ͻ/ /a: /
clock clerk
dot dark
God guard
hot heart
lost last
pot part
shock shark

EVALUATION: From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

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