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.... View More