GLORIOUS FIRST TREASURES ACADEMYTerm: 1st Term
Class: JSS 2 (Grade 8)
Subject: English Language
Theme: Language Skills and Literature
Consonants are speech sounds produced by partially or completely blocking the flow of air coming from the lungs. We will focus on five specific sounds: /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, and /s/.
Sounds can appear at the beginning (Initial), middle (Medial), or end (Final) of a word.
| Sound | Description | Initial | Medial | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /p/ | Voiceless bilabial (lips together, no vibration) | Pen, Pot | Happy, Supper | Cup, Stop |
| /b/ | Voiced bilabial (lips together, with vibration) | Boy, Bat | Rabbit, Table | Tub, Rub |
| /t/ | Voiceless alveolar (tongue touches roof, no vibration) | Ten, Tall | Butter, Water | Net, Pat |
| /d/ | Voiced alveolar (tongue touches roof, with vibration) | Dog, Dark | Ladder, Body | Sad, Rod |
| /s/ | Voiceless fricative (hissing sound) | Sun, Sit | Lesson, Master | Bus, Class |
These are forms of the verb "to have." They are used to show possession or as helping verbs in perfect tenses.
When we read, the author doesn't always tell us exactly what they are thinking. Inference is "reading between the lines."
How to infer intention:
Example: "The dark clouds gathe