Phonics – Production Of Consonant Sounds And Words Basic 2 English Studies Lesson Note

Learning Objectives

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

1. List consonant sounds
2. Apply songs to the sounds
3. Identify consonant sounds in words
4. Match sounds and words

Introduction

Consonant sounds help us build words. When we know how to make these sounds correctly, we can read and speak better.

Content Development

Complete List of Consonant Sounds:

Beginning Consonant Sounds:

1. /b/ – ball, bear, book, big
2. /c/ – cat, car, cake, cup
3. /d/ – dog, duck, door, drum
4. /f/ – fish, fire, foot, fun
5. /g/ – goat, game, girl, go
6. /h/ – hat, house, happy, hen
7. /j/ – jump, jam, jar, jet
8. /k/ – kite, key, king, kid
9. /l/ – lion, lamp, leg, love
10. /m/ – mouse, moon, man, mat
11. /n/ – net, nose, nail, no
12. /p/ – pig, pen, pot, play
13. /q/ – queen, quick, quiet, quiz
14. /r/ – rat, run, red, rain
15. /s/ – sun, snake, sit, see
16. /t/ – table, ten, top, toy
17. /v/ – van, voice, very, visit
18. /w/ – water, wind, wall, we
19. /x/ – (usually at end) box, six, fox
20. /y/ – yes, yellow, you, yard
21. /z/ – zoo, zip, zero, zebra

Consonant Sound Songs:

Song 1: “The Letter Sounds March” 🎵 “B says /b/ like bouncing ball, C says /c/ like cat so tall, D says /d/ like dancing dog, F says /f/ like jumping frog!” 🎵

Song 2: “Animal Consonant Song” 🎵 “G for goat that goes ‘baa baa’, H for hen that lays an egg, J for jaguar jumping high, K for kangaroo with long leg!” 🎵

Song 3: “Action Consonant Song” 🎵 “L for lion, loud and strong, M for monkey swinging along, N for newt that’s small and neat, P for penguin with webbed feet!” 🎵

Sound Production Techniques:

Lip Sounds:

• /b/, /p/, /m/ – use both lips
• Practice: “Buh-puh-muh, buh-puh-muh”

Tongue Tip Sounds:

• /t/, /d/, /n/, /l/ – tongue touches roof of mouth
• Practice: “Tuh-duh-nuh-luh”

Throat Sounds:

• /k/, /g/ – back of tongue touches soft palate
• Practice: “Kuh-guh-kuh-guh”

Teeth Sounds:

• /f/, /v/ – teeth touch bottom lip
• /s/, /z/ – teeth almost together
• Practice: “Fff-vvv-sss-zzz”

Identifying Consonant Sounds in Words:

Initial Sounds (beginning):

• Ball starts with /b/
• Cat starts with /c/
• Dog starts with /d/

Final Sounds (ending):

• Bat ends with /t/
• Big ends with /g/
• Mom ends with /m/

Medial Sounds (middle):

• Water has /t/ in the middle
• Lemon has /m/ in the middle

Matching Sounds and Words Activity:

Match the sound to the word:

1. /b/ → ball, book, banana
2. /c/ → cat, car, cake
3. /d/ → dog, door, duck
4. /f/ → fish, fan, fire
5. /g/ → goat, gate, girl

Word Building with Consonant Sounds:

• /c/ + /a/ + /t/ = cat
• /d/ + /o/ + /g/ = dog
• /r/ + /u/ + /n/ = run
• /s/ + /i/ + /t/ = sit

Exercise 4: Consonant Sounds

1. Write the beginning sound:

1. Ball = /___/
2. Cat = /___/
3. Dog = /___/
4. Fish = /___/

1. Match sounds to words: Draw lines to connect:

• /g/ → sun
• /s/ → goat
• /m/ → pen
• /p/ → mouse

Exercise 5: Creative Activity

1. Draw and color these items:

1. A red apple
2. A blue car
3. A yellow sun
4. A green tree

1. Write the missing letters:

1. _eel (f/ph)
2. _ill (f/ph)
3. _og (d/b)
4. _un (s/z)