01 - Introducing letters and sounds

Introducing letters and soundsIn writing, words are made ofletters. In speech, words aremade of sounds.For example, the words key and car begin with the same sound, but the letters are different.We can see this clearly if we read the two words in phonemic symbols:Look at the word pairs below. They have the same pronunciation but different spelling.buy byeweak week too two sun son weigh way write rightThere are two kinds of sounds:consonant(C)sounds and vowel(V)sounds.For example in the word duck, thereare 3 sounds, consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC).consonant = 辅音vowel = 母音The number of sounds in a word is not usually the same as the number of letters.We can see this if we write the word duck using phonemic symbols:Writers often play with the sounds in words. For example if they are choosing a name for a cartoon character, they might:Repeat the first sound.e.g. D onald D uckRepeat the final sound or sounds (this is called rhyme)e.g. R onald McD onaldLet’s look at some more examples of names and expressions with sound-play.M ickeyM ouseR udolfthe r ed-nosed r eindeerD ennis theM enaceBu gs Bu nnyn ews and v iews r ock and r ollw ine and d ineWhile the cat’s aw ay, the mice will pl ay.Last weak, I cent my sun Jamie to the shops to bye some food. He got a peace of meet and too pairs. On the weigh home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last weak, I cent my sun Jamie to the shops to bye some food. He got a peace of meet and too pairs. On the weigh home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last week, I cent my sun Jamie to the shops to bye some food. He got a peace of meet and too pairs. On the weigh home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last week, I sent my sun Jamie to the shops to bye some food. He got a peace of meet and too pairs. On the weigh home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last week, I sent my son Jamie to the shops to bye some food. He got a peace of meet and too pairs. On the weigh home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last week, I sent my son Jamie to the shops to buy some food. He got a peace of meet and too pairs. On the weigh home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last week, I sent my son Jamie to the shops to buy some food. He got a piece of meet and too pairs. On the weigh home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last week, I sent my son Jamie to the shops to buy some food. He got a piece of meat and too pairs. On the weigh home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last week, I sent my son Jamie to the shops to buy some food. He got a piece of meat and two pears. On the weigh home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last week, I sent my son Jamie to the shops to buy some food. He got a piece of meat and two pears. On the way home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last week, I sent my son Jamie to the shops to buy some food. He got a piece of meat and two pears. On the way home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the road and got dirty. In the end, Jamie through the food in the bin.Last week, I sent my son Jamie to the shops to buy some food. He got a piece of meat and two pears. On the way home, the bag broke. The food fell onto the road and got dirty. In the end, Jamie threw the food in the bin.Now think about how many sounds there are in the following words. Work out the order of consonant sounds (C)and vowel sounds (V).EXAMPLEnight ____________CVC3 sounds: first a consonant,then a vowel, then anotherconsonant1. dog __________2. rabbit __________3. frog __________CVCCVCVC CCVC4. gorilla __________5. snake __________6. bee __________CVCVCVCCVC CVNow look at some possible names for cartoon animals. Decide whether they have the same first sounds or whether they rhyme.EXAMPLESam the lamb.rhyme1. Phil the fox same first sound2. Mary the canaryrhyme3. Ida the spiderrhyme4. Clare the bearrhyme5. Polly the parrot same first sound6. Deborah the zebrarhyme7. Myrtle the turtlerhyme8. Kitty the cat same first soundNow let’s look at and listen to a few English sounds. Do you have these same sounds in your own language?1. / / (shoe)2. / / (girl)3. / / (hat)4. / / (zoo)5. / / (June)6. / / (soap)7. / / (thing)8. / / (life)。