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Phonics I

ClassNotes Team 2 MIN READUPDATED 19 JUN 2026

WEEK 2

Topic: Phonics I

Subtitle: Vowels and diphthongs

Objectives: At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

  1. Produce vowel sounds and diphthongs
  2. Write out words containing vowels and diphthongs
  3. Differentiate between vowels and diphthongs by producing them correctly

Instructional material: picture chart and flashcards

CONTENT

Vowels and diphthongs

Vowels are sound that is not pronounced by the touch of two organs of the vocal tract, rather it is just an air stream. There are three types of vowels;

  1. Short vowels: are one phoneme vowels because their sound is not prolonged and do not have diacritic(:).
  2. Long vowels: they have diacritic(:) which is a colon-like two dots symbol examples/i:/, /a:/, which prolongs the sound of the vowel.
  3. Diphthongs: are the addition of two vowel sounds together and the voice moves from one to another, for example, /ai/and /ei/. 

Short vowels

  1. Got
  2. Sit
  3. Cap
  4. Put
  5. Ten

long vowels

  1. See
  2. Bird
  3. Saw
  4. Too
  5. Father

Diphthongs                                           /ai/                                                /ei/

  1. Kite                                      cake
  2. Sky                                       wake
  3. Ride                                     name
  4. Nine                                    steak
  5. My                                       skate
  6. Fly take
  7. By break
  8. Micemaid
  9. Licesake
  10. Timepaint
  11. Twice great
  12. Whyrain
  13. Eye                                      eight
  14. Buy                                      rake

Strategies& Activities:

Step 1: The teacher revises the previous topic.

Step 2: The teacher introduces the new topic.

Step 3: The teacher explains the new topic.

Step 4: Teacher welcomes pupils’ questions.

Step 5: The teacher evaluates the pupils.

Assessment & Evaluation:

  1. Underline the diphthong, that is /ai/ and /ei/

File, fail light, late, tile, tail, bike, bake, pay and pile.

  1. Write five words with long vowels.

CONCLUSION Teacher goes over the topic once again for better understanding.

Assignment:

Write 10 words with diphthongs.