ENGLISH LANGUAGE S.S.S1 FIRST TERM

THEME: SPEECH

WEEK ONE

CONSONANT SOUND /j/, /z/ and /ʒ/

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Students should be able to;

1. Identify the consonants
2. Use the given examples in a word.

CONTENT

The /j/ phoneme is called the “palatal approximant,” which means that you form a narrow space in the middle of your mouth with your tongue.

The j sound is made through the mouth and is voiced, which means you vibrate your vocal chords to make the sound. It is defined by the position of your tongue and it is an approximant, which is a sound made by creating a narrow space in your mouth through which air flows. In this case, it’s the space between your tongue and the top of your mouth. The sides are blocked so the flow of air just goes through the middle of your mouth.

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