SS3 First Term English Language Lesson Note – British and American Spellings

The content is just an excerpt from the complete note for SS3 First Term English Language Lesson Note – British and American Spellings. Check below to download the complete DOCUMENT

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.

To gain full access to the note: DOWNLOAD FILE