Vowel Sound /Ә/ & Active & Passive Voice – JSS3 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

Speech work: vowel /ә/

CONTENT:- This sound is a neutral vowel. It is used to represent the weak form of other vowel sounds. It is also used when a sound is a combination of a vowel and a consonant e.g water /wᴐ:tӘ/

The vowel is a short version of the /ӡ:/ sound (vowel number eleven). One peculiar feature of this vowel is that it is always found in unstressed syllables. That is, it never has any stress wherever of occurs.

Examples are: – common spelling of /Ә/ sound (i) initial position e.g. agree, about, alone (ii) middle position e.g. comfort, contain, column (iii) final position e.g. measure, Africa, sailor.

 EVALUATION: Transcribe the following words and identify the vowel /Ә/ (i) manner (ii) library (iii) other (iv) Wonder (v) forward

 ASSIGNMENT: Transcribe the following words and identify the vowel /Ә/ (i) backward (ii) harder (iii) sector (iv) failure (v) potato (vii) captor (viii) quiet

GRAMMAR

TOPIC: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

 EVALUATION: Change the following active voice into the passive voice.

1.       The visitors saw the principal.
2.       The doctors saw all the patients
3.       Four men liffed the load.
4.       The steward served the food
5.       Ade drove the car.

ASSIGNMENT: Change the following sentences into Active voice.

1.       Rice was eaten by Jennifer.
2.       Bread was sold by Kola.
3.       A new bible has been bought by Mrs Essien
4.       The bell is being runs by Falade.
5.       Ten eggs have been laid by the hen.

COMPREHENSION

CONTENT: Reading and answer questions in a passage in new oxford course for junior secondary school 3.