Speech Work: Contrasting /ei / and /iə/
This is another sound made up of two shorter ones. First you say /I/; then you change it to /ə/. Remember not to make your mouth too open for /ə/; for this sound. Do not say something like ‘ia’. We spell the /iə/ sound in different ways
· Ear
· Clear
· Hear
· Fear
· Steer
/ei / vowel is called a diphthong. It is long sound made of two shorter ones. The sound begins with an /e/ which changes to an /i/. Your lips should become slightly more closed as you move from /e/ to /i/. the /ei / is spelt in several ways.
· Same
· Gate
· Lake
· Rain
Contrasting /ei / and /iə/
/ei / /iə/
Mate mere
Hate here
Chaste cheer
Stay steer
wait weird
Grammar: Exercise on Adverbials
Adverbs and adverbials are words/phrases that modify or give you more information about verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. There are different types of adverbs and adverbials. For example: of time, place, manner, degree, and frequency.
Literature-in-English: Turning Similes to Metaphors
· Ruth is as fair as the sun (simile)
Ruth is the sun (metaphor)
· John is as big as an elephant (simile)
John is an elephant (metaphor)
· The students behave like goats (simile)
The students are goats (metaphor)
· Olu is as black as coal (simile)
Olu is a coal (metaphor)
· Jane runs like a cheetah (simile)
Jane is a cheetah (metaphor)
ASSESSMENT
A. Composition: School Rules; talk about your school rules
B. For each of the following sentences write the type of adverb shown.
1. Jenny rarely goes to the movies on Friday._________
2. Carl and Mary agreed to meet at the park. _________