Phonics: /B/, /D/ (Bed, Dog) – Basic 2 English Lesson Note (First Term)

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Produce the consonant sounds as in bed, dog, doll
2. Pronounce the sounds correctly
3. Match the sounds with words

Introduction

Consonant sounds are letters that are not vowels (a, e, i, o, u). Today we learn about /b/ and /d/ sounds.

Content Development

The /b/ Sound:

• Made by pressing both lips together then releasing
• Examples: bed, ball, book, baby, big, bus, bat, box

The /d/ Sound:

• Made by touching tongue to the roof of mouth then releasing
• Examples: dog, doll, door, duck, dad, day, dot, dig

Sound Practice:

1. Pure Sound Practice: 
   1. /b/ – /b/ – /b/ (like a bouncing ball)
   2. /d/ – /d/ – /d/ (like a drum beat)
2. Word Beginning Sounds: 
   1. /b/: bed, ball, book, baby
   2. /d/: dog, doll, door, duck
3. Sound Discrimination: 
   1. Listen and say if you hear /b/ or /d/:
   2. bag (/b/), dig (/d/), bed (/b/), door (/d/)

Matching Activity: Match these sounds to pictures:

• Picture of a ball → /b/
• Picture of a dog → /d/
• Picture of a book → /b/
• Picture of a doll → /d/

Word Building:

• /b/ + ed = bed
• /d/ + og = dog
• /b/ + all = ball
• /d/ + oor = door

Exercise 3: Phonics (/b/ and /d/ sounds)

Circle the correct sound:

1. dog: /b/ or /d/
2. ball: /b/ or /d/
3. bed: /b/ or /d/
4. doll: /b/ or /d/

Fill in the missing letter:

1. _all (b/d)
2. _og (b/d)
3. _ed (b/d)
4. _ook (b/d)