Transcript Sound/Spelling Patterns

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.
 Get
 Agent
 Beige
“Sh” sound
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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
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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
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What sound does a bee make?= Voiced
What sound does a snake make=
Voiceless
Voiceless vs. Voiced sounds
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Voiceless= No vocal cord vibration
Voice= Vocal cord vibration
Final Consonant Sounds and
Spellings
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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
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Review the Other Consonants
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Which ones are voiced?
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Which ones are voiceless?
More practice!
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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 1st
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
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2.
3.
When she lit the gas range there was
a huge ________.
Too much _______to the sun can
cause sunburn.
There was some _______ because the
instructions were not clear.
How do you address women
in the US?
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Miss- for unmarried women
Ms.- for married or unmarried women
Missus (Mrs.)- for married women
Communicative Practice:
Evacuate!
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Preview Pronunciation
Rank items individually
Achieve consensus
One minute note
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What did you learn today?
What are you still confused about? (Do
not understand)
What will you like to learn more about?