BUSINESS STUDIES FOR JSS2 THIRD TERM

SUB-THEME: BASIC SHORTHAND SKILL

WEEK 8:

Shorthand Principles

Performance objectives:

Students should be able to:

(1) Identify the second group of consonant

(2) Write out shorthand outline by using the curved stroke

Content:

Consonant is any sound a letter makes that is not a vowel sound. It is most often identified as a letter that is not a vowel.

CLASSIFICATION OF CONSONANT

Place of articulation

Bilabial: You use both lips to create the sound ucha the beginning in “pin” , “but O and the ending sound in “seem”.

Labiodental: This uses the lower lip and upper teeth. Example:”fin” and “van”