SoundSpelling Patterns Unusual Consonant Spelling Patterns Final Consonant

Sound/Spelling Patterns Unusual Consonant Spelling Patterns Final Consonant Sounds and Spellings

Sound/spelling relationships: Irregular Because English has been influenced by so many languages, sound/spelling relationships are irregular. Listen to the letter “g” in these words. n Get n Agent n Beige

“Sh” sound n n n Share Social Sugar Ratio Assure Machine

American Government We’re going to do this reading twice: 1. Listen for meaning. 2. Focus on the sounds of the italicized spellings.

Unusual Consonant Spelling Patterns n n The / /sound is commonly spelled sh as in shoe. The / / sound is commonly spelled ch as in choose. The / / sound in measure never occurs at the beginning of words. The / / sound is commonly spelled j (job) and g (general).

Voiced vs. Voiceless vibrations n n What sound does a bee make? = Voiced What sound does a snake make= Voiceless

Voiceless vs. Voiced sounds n n Voiceless= No vocal cord vibration Voice= Vocal cord vibration

Final Consonant Sounds and Spellings n Final consonant sounds are either voiceless (no vocal cord vibration) or voiced (vocal cord vibration).

Which words are voiced? Which words are voiceless? Focus on the final consonant sound- “s” Cups, plays, pens, speaks, rose, bags, looks, reads, lives, cars, gets, puts, tents, plants, sees, hears, looks, goes, stops, rice, learns, rise, place, plays n

Review the Other Consonants n Which ones are voiced? n Which ones are voiceless?

More practice! n n n Pick 6 words from the following slide. Write them down on a piece of paper. Turn to your partner and you are going to read one word from the list. Your partner is going to guess if it is voiced or voiceless. (Focus is on the 1 st consonant sound. ) Read all the words. Switch roles.

Words Ben, do, gone, van, gin, zoo, pen, to, can, fan, chin, Sue

Choose a word and make a sentence diversion, decision, pleasure, division 1. Watching television is my favorite_______. 2. The river marks the _____between the two cities. 3. Are you here for business or ____? 4. Mary is very wishy-washy and can’t make a ____.

Choose a word and make a sentence Exposure, explosion, confusion 1. 2. 3. When she lit the gas range there was a huge ____. Too much _______to the sun cause sunburn. There was some _______ because the instructions were not clear.

How do you address women in the US? n n n Miss- for unmarried women Ms. - for married or unmarried women Missus (Mrs. )- for married women

Communicative Practice: Evacuate! n n n Preview Pronunciation Rank items individually Achieve consensus

One minute note n n n What did you learn today? What are you still confused about? (Do not understand) What will you like to learn more about?