Learning the ABC -A SIMPLE TOOL FOR TEACHERS
It's very important to know the English ABC if you're learning English or even if you're an English speaker and you need to spell a word. You can learn the ABC singing which is funny but difficult to remember how to pronounce a letter correctly if you don't sing the whole song.
Try it teaching your students common sounds for the different letters in the ABC like in the following chart:
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/ei/ |
/i:/ |
/e/ |
/ai/ |
/iu/ |
/ou/ |
/a:/ |
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A
H
J
K |
B
C
D
E
G
P
T
V |
F
L
M
N
S
X
Z |
I
Y |
U
Q
W |
O |
R |
Then, you can practice spelling with your students dictating words, playing the Hangman , trying the exercises below or whatever other good idea you get.
EXERCISES
1. Make groups of letters according to how they are pronounced:
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/ei/ |
/i:/ |
/e/ |
/ai/ |
/iu/ |
/ou/ |
/a:/ |
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2. Choose the right option
1. D /i:/ /e/ /a:/
2. H /e/ /ai/ /ei/
3. M /iu/ /e/ /i:/
4. W /iu/ /ei/ /ou/
5. R /e/ /ai/ /a:/
6. Y /a:/ /ai/ /i:/
3. Write words containing the following sounds as in the example.
Example: /ei/ way, May, Ray, date, late, take...
1. /ou/ _____________________________________________
2. /ai/ ______________________________________________
3. /e/ ______________________________________________
4. Spelling.
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
4. ________________________
5. ________________________
