Consonant Sounds /k/ and /g/ – JSS2 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

LESSON ONE: SPEECH WORK – Consonant Sounds /k/ and /g/

/k/ – To produce, the back of the tongue makes contact with the velum. This contact results in a total obstruction of the flow of air. The air pressure that builds up is suddenly released with an explosive sound. The glottis is open so that the local cord does not vibrate as /k/ is produced. This consonant, which is a voiceless velar plosive, has many spelling symbols. E.g.

• “K” as in King
• “C” as in coat
• “CC” as in account 
• “Ch” as in chemist 
• “g” as in liquid 
• “ck” as in back

The “K” is usually not pronounced before “n” at the beginning of words like: “Knock” and “Know”.

/K/ at Initial Position Final Position

1. Cop Poke
2. Kin Nick
3.  Kill Lick
4. Calm Mark

/g/ – This consonant is the voiced counterpart of /K/. This means that the process of production of /g/g/ is similar to that of /k/ except that the vocal cords vibrate as /g/ g/is produced. /g/ g/is, therefore, spelled “g” and “gh” as in “give” and “ghost” respectively. The “g” is not pronounced before “n” at the beginning or end of words such as “gnaw”, “gnash”, “sign” and “reign” and before “m” at the end of words such as “paradigm” and “diaphragm”. Pronounce the following word with /g/ at the beginning and the end of the words.

/g/ at Initial Position Final Position

1. god           dog
2. gel           leg
3. gas           sag
4. gum           mug
5. gut            tug

Assignment 

Write 10 words showing /k/ and /g/ at the initial and final position.

LESSON TWO

TITLE: GRAMMAR: Punctuation Marks (Continues)

SUB-TITLE: The Full Stop and The Comma

1. The Comma (,) – It is used to separate items of a date. An example 

      Monday, 3rd July, 2015

It is also used for subscriptions. Examples: Yours sincerely, Your loving son.

A comma can be used to separate nouns from another. An example is 

I saw Mr. Ojo, the principal of Anglican High School.

It is also used with direct speech. An example: “We shall go home”, she said.

2. The Full–Stop (.) – It is used to end a sentence. And examples

(i) Gbolahan came to Ibadan yesterday.

 (ii) She is a beautiful woman.

It is used in abbreviations. Examples U.S.A, U.K, M.A, B.An etc.

Assignment 

Reference: – New Oxford English. Book 2, page 14

Instruction: Replace the asterisks in this conversation with commas, questions made, and inverted commas. 

LESSON THREE

READING AND COMPREHENSION

Reading to identify the main and supporting ideas in a selected passage.

Reference: New Oxford English for junior secondary school. Book 2. Unit 21, page 200.

Instructions: Read the passage carefully, identify words that show the writer’s ideas, and do the exercise on it. 

LESSON FOUR

WRITING A STORY

TITLE: The Meeting

A DRAMATIC VERSE

A Story of Moremi and Dibia (Meeting in Igbo’s Kings’ Palace)

Reference – New Oxford secondary English course. Book 2 for junior secondary school. Page 201 – 203 

Class Exercise: Answer questions 1 – 5 that follow the story.

Assignment

Write a short story about how you met with an old friend of yours, your reactions, and what ends the story.