Phonics: Pronounce Consonant Sounds in Isolation – Basic 2 English Lesson Note (First Term)

Learning Objectives

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

1. Identify the consonant sounds
2. Arrange the consonant sounds in sequence
3. Pronounce the consonant sounds

Introduction

Consonant sounds are all the letters except the vowels (a, e, i, o, u). There are 21 consonant letters that make different sounds.

Content Development

The 21 Consonant Letters: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z

Consonant Sounds and Examples:

1. /b/ – ball, book, baby, bed
2. /c/ – cat, car, cake, cup
3. /d/ – dog, door, duck, doll
4. /f/ – fish, fan, foot, face
5. /g/ – goat, gate, girl, game
6. /h/ – hat, house, hand, hen
7. /j/ – jump, jam, jet, jar
8. /k/ – kite, key, king, kid
9. /l/ – lion, lamp, leg, leaf
10. /m/ – moon, man, mouse, map
11. /n/ – net, nose, nail, nut
12. /p/ – pen, pig, pot, pan
13. /q/ – queen, quick, quiet, quiz
14. /r/ – rat, run, red, ring
15. /s/ – sun, sit, soap, see
16. /t/ – top, table, tea, ten
17. /v/ – van, voice, very, vest
18. /w/ – water, win, wall, wet
19. /x/ – box, six, fox, mix
20. /y/ – yes, yellow, you, yet
21. /z/ – zoo, zip, zero, zone

Sound Pronunciation Practice:

Lip Sounds (made with lips):

• /b/ – press lips together: “buh”
• /p/ – pop lips apart: “puh”
• /m/ – hum with closed lips: “mmm”

Tongue Tip Sounds:

• /t/ – tap tongue on roof: “tuh”
• /d/ – tap tongue softly: “duh”
• /n/ – tongue on roof, hum: “nnn”
• /l/ – tongue tip up: “lll”

Back of Tongue Sounds:

• /k/ – back of tongue up: “kuh”
• /g/ – back of tongue, voice: “guh”

Teeth Sounds:

• /f/ – bite lower lip: “fff”
• /v/ – bite lower lip, voice: “vvv”
• /s/ – teeth together, hiss: “sss”
• /z/ – teeth together, buzz: “zzz”

Sequence Practice:

1. Say letters in order: b-c-d-f-g-h-j-k-l-m-n-p-q-r-s-t-v-w-x-y-z
2. Practice each sound 3 times
3. Say a word with each sound