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Phonics for EFL. Using phonics to develop literacy and pronunciation skills in the EFL classroom Karen Elliott 2014. Talk Overview. Introduction Consonants Vowels Irregular spellings (tricky words) Wrap up. Introduction: A phonics journey. Introduce yourself to your partner or group… - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Phonics for EFL
Using phonics to develop literacy and pronunciation skills in the EFL classroom
Karen Elliott 2014
Talk Overview
• Introduction
• Consonants
• Vowels
• Irregular spellings (tricky words)
• Wrap up
Introduction:
A phonics journey...
Introduce yourself to your partner or group…and say one thing you know about phonics
Phonics is...• the relationship between the spoken and
written language
• sound-spelling patterns
• the Alphabetic Code
• alternative spellings for the same phonemes
• ‘tricky’ words (words that don’t follow the patterns)
Listen and say the words you hear
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
moo
cluck
knock
drip
beep
crunch
tick tock
splash
tick tock knock cluck splash crunch moo drip beep
•One sound can be represented with one letter (a grapheme), two letters (a digraph) – or more.•Blending sounds makes words.•Sounds can be long or short.•Short vowel sounds are usually represented with one letter and long vowel sounds are usually represented by two (or more).
b c / k d f g h
batrabbit
catkick
dogdaddy
fishpuff
elephant
golfbigger
hat
j l m n p r
jamgiraffeorangebridge
legsilly
mapmummy
netsunnyknow
pighappy
rockhurrywrite
s t v w x y z
sundresshorsecircle
topkitty
van windwhen
box yes zoobuzz
cheeselegs
ch sh* th / th qu ng
chipswitch
shipchef
*zh: vision
that / three queenkingthink
The English Alphabetic Code: Consonants with major alternative spellings
b c / k d f g h
batrabbit
catkick
dogdaddy
fishpuff
elephant
golfbigger
hat
j l m n p r
jamgiraffeorangebridge
legsilly
mapmummy
netsunnyknow
pighappy
rockhurrywrite
s t v w x y z
sundresshorsecircle
topkitty
van windwhen
box yes zoobuzz
cheeselegs
ch sh* th / th qu ng
chipswitch
shipchef
*zh: vision
that / three queenkingthink
The English Alphabetic Code: Consonants with major alternative spellings
Consonants: alternative spellings
• cat – kick• flower – phonics• nest – know • right – write • jam – giraffe – orange – bridge• chips – pitch• went – when• sun – city• zoo – legs – cheese
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Super Minds 2
Kid’s Box 2
1. Alternative spelling pattern for the ‘f’ sound.
Kid’s Box 3
Kid’s Box 3
f ph f
ph f phf
b c / k d f g h
batrabbit
catkick
dogdaddy
fishpuff
elephant
golfbigger
hat
j l m n p r
jamgiraffeorangebridge
legsilly
mapmummy
netsunnyKnow
pighappy
rockhurrywrite
s t v w x y z
sundresshorsecircle
topkitty
van windwhen
box yes zoobuzz
cheeselegs
ch sh* th / th qu ng
chipswitch
shipchef
*zh: vision
that / three queenkingthink
The English Alphabetic Code: Consonant pairs (voiced and unvoiced)
Unvoiced / voiced consonant pairs
• pet – bet• came – game• tent – dent • fan – van • cheap – jeep• seal – zeal• fashion – fusion• breath – breathe
Super Minds 3
Super Minds 3 WB
2. Voiced / unvoiced consonant pair ‘f’ and ‘v’.
Super Minds 3 WB
f
ff f ff
v v
v
1. There are thirty-two teeth in an adult’s mouth. 2. She bought some new ________ to wear to the theatre. 3. These three children are waiting for their __________.4. My father’s birthday is on _________.5. What terrible __________ : rain, lightning and thunder! 6. The __________ is the third planet from the sun.7. There are twelve __________ in a year.
One spelling pattern, two sounds.3. Complete the sentences. Colour the voiced ‘th’ sound blue and the unvoiced ‘th’ sound yellow.
1. ThThere are ththirty-two teethth in an adult’s mouthth. 2. She bought some new cloththes to wear to ththe ththeatre. 3. ThThese ththree children are waiting for ththeir mothther.4. My fathther’s birththday’s on ThThursday.5. What terrible weathther : rain, lightning and ththunder! 6. ThThe Earth is ththe ththird planet from ththe sun.7. ThThere are twelve monthths in a year.
One spelling pattern, two sounds.3. Complete the sentences. Colour the voiced ‘th’ sound blue and the unvoiced ‘th’ sound yellow.
Blending
Friendly blends (initial position)
f r
br cr dr frgr tr thr pr
Super Minds 2
Super Minds 2
Super Minds 2
brdr br
cr gr tr dr
4. The Friendly Blenders Game: initial blends
fr gr tr dr sp st
frog
...also br, cr, pr, thr, bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, squ, scr, spl, spr, str
4. The Friendly Blenders Game: initial blends
fr gr tr dr sp st
frog
friend
green
great
grandma
train
tree
drink
drive
draw
spot
spring
stop
stay
street
...also br, cr, pr, thr, bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, squ, scr, spl, spr, str
Vowels
• short and long sounds
• long sounds: monophthongs or diphthongs
a e i o u
ant eggbread
in on up
ai ee ie oa ue oi
raindaylake
seeeat
scenefunny
piemy
lightmine
boatyellowhome
cuenewcube
oilboy
ou oo /ʊ/ / oo /u:/ ar or er + /ǝ/
housebrown
look / moon blue rule
park shorttalk
awfulautumn
herbird
nursesister
The English Alphabetic Code: Vowels with main alternative spellings
Short vowel sounds
• There are seven short vowel sounds
• a, e, i, o, u...
• /ʊ/ foot; put
• /ǝ/ father; a, the
a) c ___ pb) p___ n
e) b ___ sf) b ___ n
c) d ___ gd) c ___ t
g) t ___ nh) s ___ n 10
1. Complete and say the words containing short vowels.
a) c _a_ pb) p_e_ n
e) b _u_ sf) b _i_ n
c) d _o_ gd) c _u_ t
g) t _e_ nh) s _u_ n 10
1. Complete and say the words containing short vowels.
a e i o u
have bread give gone love
Long vowel sounds
• ten long vowel sounds
• alternative spellings
• same spellings, different pronunciations
KB2 PBp8
KB1PBp8
The ai / ay sound
say day play May
rain train tail wait
name game cake plane
The ai / ay sound
2. Find the words in the snake
snakedayraincakelatesaytail
Complete the sentences1.We saw a big snake at the zoo.2.How do you ______ that in English?3.I’m sorry I’m _______ for class.4.I like _________ but I don’t like cheese.5.A monkey has got a long ________.6.‘What _____ is it?’ ‘It’s Monday.’7.It’s cloudy today. It’s going to ________.
The ai / ay sound
2. Find the words in the snake
snakedayraincakelatesaytail
Complete the sentences1.We saw a big snake at the zoo.2.How do you say that in English?3.I’m sorry I’m late for class.4.I like cake but I don’t like cheese.5.A monkey has got a long tail.6.‘What day is it?’ ‘It’s Monday.’7.It’s cloudy today. It’s going to rain.
The ee sound
see tree bee week
read team sea eat
these theme scene
ee, ea, y or ey?tr_____t____chsp____k
ver__
b_____ch____t
t_____thmon____
gr_____nsl_____pfunn___monk___
3. The ee sound
+ tricky words me, we, he, she and be
ee, ea, y or ey?tree
teachspeakvery
beacheat
teethmoney
greensleepfunny
monkey
3. The ee sound
+ tricky words me, we, he, she and be
The ie sound
my try fly cry
pie tries flies cries
like bike fine mine
high night right
The ie sound
The ie sound
4. Circle the words with the ie / y / i_e / igh spellings
pieflylightrideprizericecrynightpinebike
pie
pine
The ie sound
4. Circle the words in the snake
pie fly light ride prize rice cry night pine bike
The oa sound
boat coat goal road
note nose phone home
show grow slow know
5. Change the words to make the long oa sound
e.g. sock – soak
not ______got _______rod _______ / _______hop _________rob _______cot ________clock ________
5. Change the words to make the long oa sound
e.g. sock – soak
not notegot goatrod road / rodehop hoperob robecot coatclock cloak
Kid’s Box 2 p28
Kid’s Box 2 p58
6. Same spelling, different sounds:Colour the words yellow or brown:
know – now – show – slow – down – town – own – cow
6. Same spelling, different sounds:Colour the words yellow or brown:
knowshowslowown
nowdowntowncow
The /ju:/ and /u:/ sounds
Tuesday barbecue
blue glue clue
cube cute use tune
rule June plume rude
few new news
grew flew
The /u:/ sound
too zoo room moon pool school food
suit fruit juice
who through shoe
f o o d e g r e w
r b o o t l e w t
u b l u e u d h h
i z t h r e w o r
t o o t h r f r o
a o x s h o e u u
b c s c h o o l g
j u i c e m l e h
7. Word search: words with the /u:/ sound
f o o d e g r e w
r b o o t l e w t
u b l u e u d h h
i z t h r e w o r
t o o t h r f r o
a o x s h o e u u
b c s c h o o l g
j u i c e m l e h
7. Word search: words with the /u:/ sound
food blue tooth boot juice fruit zoo glue school
rule room through grew threw shoe who
8. The or sound. Circle the odd sound out.
1. a) sport b) born c) work d) storm
2. a) board b) floor c) form d) coat
3. a) house b) horse c) course d) short
4. a) talk b) park c) awful d) ball
8. The or sound. Circle the odd sound out.
1. a) sport b) born c) work d) storm
2. a) board b) floor c) form d) coat
3. a) house b) horse c) course d) short
4. a) talk b) park c) awful d) ball
The or sound
born sport form short
ball call talk walk
saw awful
August autumn
Super Minds 3
9. Add the missing letters to the groups: er, ur, ir, ear and or
g__l, sh__t, sk__t, f__st, th__d, b__d, d__ty, c__cle, b__thday, f__m, st__, th__sty
Th__sday, p__ple, n__se, t__n, b__n, h__t, s__f, p__se, c__ly, t__tle
v__b, s__ve, t__m, p__son, c__tain, p__fect
l__n, __ly, __th, p__l, s__ch
w__k, w__ld, w__d
9. Add the missing letters to the groups: er, ur, ir, ear and or
girl, shirt, skirt, first, third, bird, dirty, circle, birthday, firm, stir, thirsty
Thursday, purple, nurse, turn, burn, hurt, surf, purse, curly, turtle
verb, serve, term, person, certain, perfect
learn, early, earth, pearl, search
work, world, word
10. When the er letter sound is unstressed, it makes the schwa /ǝ/ sound (in the second column the stressed syllable is the er sound).
motherfather
brothersister
teacheractor
doctorpicturefuture
perfectpersoncertain
purposecurtainversionverbal
nurture
Irregular spellings (tricky words)
• are decodable in part• …but need to be learned as a whole word
• through rhyme and ‘sounds the same’ activities
• can still follow patterns e.g. one, done...
Kid’s Box 3
11. Match the rhyming words – some of them are tricky!
1 see _d_2 hurt _e_3 cake _f_4 off _b_5 one _c_6 four _a_
a) doorb) coughc) fund) keye) shirtf) ache
7 fly _h_8 can’t _j_9 two _g_10 time _k_11 late _l_12 wear _i_
g) doh) buyi) hairj) auntk) climbl) straight
9. Match the rhyming words
11. Match the rhyming words – some of them are tricky!
Thank you!I hope you enjoyed the talk!
Wrap up...
Phonics!