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. _________

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