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Mastering the Alphabet 2

Enabling Reading For Slow Learners

Mastering the Alphabet 2

Enabling Reading

FOR SLOW LEARNERSBY Nwufor Theresia N. (CAPIEMP)

Revised Edition 02/20/2020

This publication is aimed at helping those pupils whoafter passing through level one (primary 1&2) reach levelstwo and three (Primary 3 – 6) without knowing how to reada simple text. They can give correct answers to oralquestions but cannot read the questions themselves. Thismakes them fail their exams not because they are dull.Some teachers also hurriedly teach the alphabet withouttaking into consideration some basic principles. This classof pupils are merely slow to understand and needs gradualguidance to the art of reading. This book gives an answerto the difficulties faced by these pupils at all levels.Parents and teachers are advised to use this book for abetter result in the performance of the Slow Learners.

BY Nwufor Theresia N. (CAPIEMP)

Revised Edition 02/20/2020

A a Letter A soundsa as in

arm antapple man

a as in

arm, ants, apple, man

The armed soldier ants eat the man’s

apple.

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B b Letter B sounds

b as in

bag

boy

bed

book

The boy has a bag, a bed and a book.

b as inbag, boy, bed, book

C c Letter C sounds

c as in

car

cat

can

cup

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The cat on the car near the can has a cup.

c as in car, cat, can, cup

D d Letter D sounds

dog

den

dig

dad

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d as in

Dad and Dike the dog dig to build a lion’s den.

d as indog, den, dig, dad

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E e Letter E sounds

e as in

egg

end

eight

epics8

Eight epics end the story of the ancient egg.

e as in

egg, end, eight, epic

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F f Letter F sounds

f as in

fat

fish

fed

fon

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The fon brought five fat fish from

France and fed his family.

f as in

fat, fish, fed, fon

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G g Letter G sounds

g as in

gate

goat

gin

gun

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Get goat, gin and gun from good gate

store.

g as in gate, goat, gin, gun

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H h Letter H sounds

h as in

hat

hen

hill

hut

The hut on the hill had a hen in a hat.

h as in

hat, hen, hill, hut

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I i Letter I sounds

i as in

ill

itch

inn

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The illness that made him ill in the

inn is cured with ink.

i as in ill, is, inn, ink

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J j Letter J sounds

j as in

jar

jet

jot

jug

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Take the jotter between the jar and the jug and jot in the jet.

j as in jar, jet, jot, jug

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N n Letter N soundn as in

napnetnotenut

A note from the nut in the net woke her from nap.

n as innap, net, note, nut

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O o Letter O soundso as in

oxoatonionorange

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The ox eat onion, oat and orange.

o as in

ox, onion, oat, orange

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P p Letter P sounds

p as in

pan

pen

pin

pot

The pin and the pen fell into the ink pot in the pan.

p as in pan, pen, pin, pot

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Q q Letter Q sounds

q as in

quake

quench

quit

quote

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“Queenta quit to quench the fire caused

by the quake.” He quoted.

q as in

quake, quench, quit, quote

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R r Letter R sound

r as in

rat

red

rod

rude

The rude rat eat the red berries on the rod.

r as in rat, red, rod, rude

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T t Letter T sounds

t as in tax

tent

tin

ton

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The tax payer’s tent has tons of tins.

t as in

tax, tent, tin, ton

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S s Letter S sounds

s as in sat

set

son

sun

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My son said the sun set in the east as

he sat with the sinner.

s as in

sat, set, son, sun

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U u Letter U soundu as in

urnfufujujuVudu

Fuh prepared an urn of fufu was given to the Vudu juju.

u as in

urn, fufu, juju, Vudu

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V v Letter V sound

v as in

van

vent

vim

vote

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Clean the van with the vim and park near the vent before going to vote.

v as in van, vent, vim, vote

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W w Letter W sound

w as in

wave

wet

win

wound

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The wind caused the wave that wet the

wound.

w as in

wave, wet, win, wound

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X x Letter X sound

x as in

axe

ox

Six

tax6

Tax the six axe and the oxen.

x as in

axe, ox, six, tax

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Y y Letter Y sound

y as in

yard

yet

yoyo

youths

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The yoyo on the yard is not for the

youth yet.

y as in

yard, yet, yoyo, youth

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Z z Letter Z sound

z as in

zinc

zed

zip

zigzag

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The zigzag fish called zigzagoon is in the zip bag on the zinc.

z as inzinc, zed, zip, zigzag

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Books in this series:1. Mastering the

Alphabet 1 The 26 English Sounds

2. Mastering the Alphabet 2 Sounds in Words

3. Mastering the Alphabet 3 Double Sounds

This publication is aimed at helping those pupils whoafter passing through level one (primary 1&2) reach levelstwo and three (Primary 3 – 6) without knowing how to reada simple text. They can give correct answers to oralquestions but cannot read the questions themselves. Thismakes them fail their exams not because they are dull.Some teachers also hurriedly teach the alphabet withouttaking into consideration some basic principles. This classof pupils are merely slow to understand and needs gradualguidance to the art of reading. This book gives an answerto the difficulties faced by these pupils at all levels.Parents and teachers are advised to use this book for abetter result in the performance of the Slow Learners.

BY Nwufor Theresia N. (CAPIEMP)

Revised Edition 02/20/2020