Consonant clusters are consonant sounds that commonly occur together. Consonant clusters can also be defined as a group of consonants which have no intervening vowel. Below are some examples-
black
blue
Spray
Spring
Consonant Sounds
A consonant is a speech sound that is not a vowel.
The consonants /t/: When you make the /t/ sound, place the front of your tongue against the top of your mouth, forcefully you let the air out.
Practice the following words-
tight
hit
spent
tear
ten
The consonant /d/: You make this sound in the same way as the /t/ sound, but make it more gently, from your throat, not from your mouth.
Practice the following words-
died
hid
den
medal
The Consonant /k/: When you make the /k/ sound, place the back of your tongue against the back of your mouth. Then suddenly let the air out forcefully. Make the sound from your mouth, not your throat.
Practice the following words-
back
lock
lacking
class
Adverb
An adverb is a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
Kinds of Adverbs
Adverb of Manner: An adverb of manner tells us how something is done or happens. Most adverbs of manner end in –ly such as badly, happily, sadly, slowly, quickly, and others that include well, hard, fast, etc.
- The sisters were badly injured in the fight.
- They had to act fastto save the others floating in the water.
- At the advanced age of 88, she still sang very well
Adverb of Time: Adverb of time tells us when something is done or happens. We use it at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. they are afterwards, already, always, last month, now, soon, then, and yesterday
- His house was burned down a few months ago.
- Last week, we were stuck in the traffic for an hour
Adverb of Degree: An adverb of degree tells us the level or extent that something is done or happens. Words of adverb of degree are almost, much, nearly, really, so, too, very, etc
- The pastor had to stop the preaching when it began to rain very heavily. (Before adverb)
- Her son is quite old for her age
- After all these years, she is still feeling very sad about her father’s death.
Adverb of Place: Adverb of place tells us where something is done or happens. We use it after the verb, object or at the end of a sentence. Adverbs of place include words such as above, below, here, outside
- We can’t stop here for lunch.
- The schoolboy was knocked over by a school bus
Adverb of Frequency: Adverb of frequency tells us how often something is done or happens. Words used as adverbs of frequency include again, almost, always, ever, frequently, generally, hardly ever, nearly, nearly always, never, occasionally, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes
- They were almost fifty when they got married.
- hinks she is always right.
- He complained that she never smiled back.
- We only write to each other very occasionally.
Exercise
(Instruction: Choose the correct adverb from the following list- badly, never, almost, very)
- What is an adverb?
- The girl is ———- proud because her parents are rich
- The donkey was ———drowning in the sea
- The school prefect was ——– injured on his way home from school