Phonics: What I Can Eat and Cannot Eat – Basic 1 English Lesson Note (Third Term)

 Foods I Can Eat:

• banana – /b-a-n-a-n-a/ (yellow curved fruit)

• orange – /o-r-a-n-g-e/ (round orange fruit)

• meat – /m-e-a-t/ (from animals, protein)

• water – /w-a-t-e-r/ (clear liquid we drink)

• yam – /y-a-m/ (root vegetable)

Things I Cannot Eat:

• plastic – /p-l-a-s-t-i-c/ (man-made material)

• metal – /m-e-t-a-l/ (hard shiny material)

• glass – /g-l-a-s-s/ (clear, can break)

• dirt – /d-i-r-t/ (soil from ground)
• leaf – /l-e-a-f/ (from trees, not all are safe)

Exercise 1: Circle what you can eat: banana – plastic – orange – glass – meat – dirt – water

Exercise 2: Say “Safe” or “Dangerous”:

1. Banana – _____
2. Plastic – _____
3. Water – _____
4. Glass – _____
5. Yam – _____

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences:

1. I can eat a _____ for breakfast.
2. I cannot eat _____ because it’s dangerous.
3. _____ is good to drink every day.