UNIT THREE: LETTER-SOUND RELATIONSHIP – LEARN ENGLISH STANDARD TWO NOTES
READING WORDS WITH GROUPS OF CONSONANTS
Activity 1
1. Read the following words aloud
- Streer
- straight
- screw
- stripe
- strong
- stream
- Spray
- spread
- sprout
- throw
- splash
- stress
- strange
- strength
- strategy
- strong
- screen
- street
- scrub
- scratch
- scream
- sprite
- sprinkles
- scramble
2. Use the words in the box bellow to answer the following pictures
Streer, straight, screw, stripe, strong, stream, Spray, spread, sprout
3. Pronounce the sound groups str-, scr-, and spr
4. Read the following sentences aloud
- We live on the next street
- A zebra has stripes on its body
- Draw straight line with your ruler
- We crossed the steam on our way home
- Some sprays are not good for health
- There was a big screen on the wall
- Healthy stew will make you strong
Activity 2
1. Read the following tongue twister fast
There was strong straight strings on straight streets
2. Pronounce the following words
- String
- screen
- spring
- scraper
- spray
- Sprinkler
- Strawberry
- stray
3. Use the following words to name pictures bellow
- String
- screen
- spring
- scraper
- spray
- Sprinkler
- Strawberry
- stray
IDENTIFY SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT SOUNDS IN WORDS
Activity 1
Read the following words aloud
- Hannar could not bear children
- Do not walk barefoot
- He can pare an apple
- She bought one pair of socks
- Does a hair have hair?
- Neema wears a blue sweater every day
- We bought new glassware from that shop
- It is fair to pay a fare
OTHER WORDS WITH THE SAME PRONUNCIATION
Activity 2
1. Read the following words aloud
- Deer
- dear
- sip
- zip
- pat
- Weed
- read
- lead
- net
- cut
- cap
- nut
- pat
2. Identify the words with similar vowel sounds
- Weed
- read
- lead
- net
- cut
- Deer
- dear
- sip
- nut
- zip
3. Identify the words with similar consonants sounds at the beginning
- Deer
- dear
- sip
- nut
- zip
- pat
- cap
- Weed
- read
- lead
- net
- cut
4. Identify the words with similar consonants sounds at the end
- Deer
- dear
- sip
- nut
- zip
- pat
- cap
- Weed
- read
- lead
- net
- cut
5. Identify the words with different consonants sounds at the beginning
- Deer
- dear
- sip
- nut
- zip
- pat
- cap
- Weed
- read
- lead
- net
- cut
Other words with similar vowel sounds
- Cat – hat
- Bat – rat
- Sit – bit
- Lifr – knife
- More – store
- Fit – hit
- Mat – pat
- Pen – ten
- Men – den
- Fan – man
- Tap – lap
- Seat – heat
- Road – load
- Street – sweet
- Goat – boat
- Lip – dip
- Cake – fake
- Name – came
- Door – floor
- Hide – side
- Lime – crime
Activity 3
Read the following sentences aloud
- Have you ever seen a deer, my dear?
- His statement was clear
- Every car has a gear
- You will hear them when they are near.
- I play with peers all the time
- The thief entered through the rear window
- People shed tears when they cry
WORDS WITH SIMILAR SUFFIXES
Suffixes are letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change.
Activity 1
1. Read aloud the following words ending with -s.
2. Read the following sentences aloud
- I have good books
- We bought five potatoes
- Dogs bark at night
- My socks are clean
- Toes and fingers are different.
Activity 2
1. Read aloud the following words ending with -es:
- Branches
- boxes
- passes
- torches
- bushes
- watches
- dresses
- houses
- leaves
- minutes
- matches
- pictures
- boxes
- brushes
- dishes
- horses
- heroes
- nurses
- offices
- passes
- places
- princes
- searches
- torches
- wishes
- taxes
- glasses
- classes
- churches f
- oxes
2. Read the following sentences aloud
- Put the books in boxes
- We bought socks and dresses
- They put their watches on rocks
- Most people go to churches on Sundays
- Bushes catch fire quickly
- She brushes her hair
- The sun rises and shines
Activity 3
1. Read aloud the following words ending with -ed.
2. Read the following sentences aloud
- We missed you
- The teacher touched his/her head
- James picked up the pencil
- Somebody dropped money in the library
- They filled the pots with water
- Terrorists bombed the building
- They talked about that problem at the meeting
- She turned left and followed that street
- They walked form many hours
Activity 4
1. Read the following words aloud
- Divided
- waited
- invited
- heated
- treated
- reported
- Permuted
- decided
- added
- accepted
- admired
- agreed
- Asked
- believed
- called
- cooked
- covered
- cried
- Damaged
- decided
- answered
- destroyed
- dressed
- educated
- Enjoyed
- entered
- finished
- fixed
- followed
- helped
- Hoped
- invited
- joined
- knocked
- learned
- liked
- Listened
- loved
2. Read the following sentences aloud
- We waited for him in the house
- We reported to the police
- The police arrested the thieves
- The driver decided to stop the car
- The teacher permitted us to go
- We invited him to stay with us
- Strangers wanted to lead
- Pupils completed the exercise in time
- Mother deleted all the numbers from her phone
- The term ended in June
Activity 5
1. Read the following words aloud
- Walking
- waiting
- inviting
- sweeping
- reading
- eating
- writing
- plating
- running
- crying
- working
- talking
- sleeping
- dancing
- smiling
- thinking
- flying shouting
- watching listening cleaning cooking dancing learning
- ending beginning climbing singing building Driving
Read the following sentences aloud
- he is walking to school
- a am waiting for my father
- they are sweeping the compound
- we are reading the new book
- I am writing my homework
- He is writing a letter
- The baby is sleeping
- He is working on homework
- We are dancing with joy
- She is singing a song
- He is driving very carefully
- They are cleaning the room
- We are watching a movie
Exercise
1. Draw a table with two columns. Then, add ten words to each list
2. Draw a table with two columns. Then, add ten words to each list
READING LONG WORDS
Activity 1
1. Read the following words aloud
- Butter
- window
- honey
- woman
- guava
- Pencil
- heated
- carrot
- baby
- spider
2. Read the following sentences aloud
- My brother likes bananas
- I will be a mechanic when I grow up
- We went to India for the Olympics
- You will find Zebras in the savanna
- We now use satellite dishes instead of antennas
- The earthquake has a low magnitude
- I know the singular form of that word.
Activity 3
1. Read the following words aloud
- Competition
- participate
- rhinoceros
- watermelon
- sugarcane
- magnificent
- sunflower
- environment
2. Read the following sentences aloud
- our school will participate in the sport competition
- sugar comes from sugarcane
- sunflower produces cooking oil
- we must protect our environment from destruction
- this is a magnificent building
3. Read the following words aloud
- observation
- home-made
- multiply
- international
- healthcare
- washing
- machine
- microscope
- butterfly
- barbershop
UNIT THREE: LETTER-SOUND RELATIONSHIP – LEARN ENGLISH STANDARD TWO NOTES
