Class # 2

Revision Do you remember the vowel sounds we

learnt last class?

Minimal Pairs

A minimal pair is a pair of words whose pronunciation is almost the same. They only differ in ONE SINGLE phonological element.

It is important to make a differentiation between them, in order to avoid ambiguities.

We will use minimal pairs to be able to establish differences between certain sounds.

Page 4, exercise 1.a and 1.bCan you make a difference between these

words?chip – cheaplip – leapwill – wheelfilled – field

Can you provide other pairs with the same differentiation?

Page 4, exercise 2

shield kneel tea cheese feel Cream ski

tip fill live it

Pair work! Page 4, exercise 3

Complete the chart with the element that is missing in the minimal pair.

Page 6, exercise 5

panheadsackmenbendshell

What can you say about spelling?

Common:○ All ee sleep○ Most ea read, eat○ e (long ‘e’) be, these

Less common:○ i machine, police○ ie field, piece○ ei receive○ ey key

NOTE: ei comes in the middle of words. At the end of words the spelling is ey.

SPELLING RULE: i before e, except after cException: people

What can you say about spelling?

Common:○ i (short ‘i’) if, film, his○ e in verb endings and plurals started, dances

Less common:○ e decide, English

Exceptions:○ o women○ u busy○ a village

What can you say about spelling?

Common:○ e (short ‘e’) egg, editor, bet, went

Less common:○ ea dead, breath

Exceptions:○ ie friend○ a any, ate, says, said○ u bury○ ei leisure

What can you say about spelling?

Common:○ a (short ‘a’) sat, marry, hand, ran

Exceptions:○ ai plait

Time to keep on working! Page 6, exercise 6

Page 7, exercise 7

NOW IT’S YOUR TIME TO TRY!

Homework! Page 5, exercise 4 Look for the minimal pair of these words:

marrypetcattlematpeckbetHanate