Basic 2 · Ghanaian Language · Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
Words with the Same Sounds
In this topic you will find and make words that start or end with the same sound.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Find words with the same first sound
- Find words with the same last sound
- Make new words with the same sounds
What you already know
- Sounds in words (Basic 1)
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- Reading
- Sub-strand
- Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
- Indicator
- B2.2.3.1.1 – Recognize and create words with the same sounds - initial and final position
Introduction
"Bag, bed, bus" all start with /b/. "Cat, hat, mat" all end with /t/. Listen for the same sounds.
1. Same First Sound
| Sound | Words |
|---|---|
| /b/ | bag, bed, bus |
| /m/ | mat, man, mango |
| /s/ | sun, sit, sand |
2. Same Last Sound
| Sound | Words |
|---|---|
| /t/ | cat, hat, pot |
| /n/ | pen, sun, man |
| /g/ | bag, dog, leg |
Tip: Do the same with words in your Ghanaian language.
New words
- sound
- What we hear when we say a letter.
- initial
- At the start.
- final
- At the end.
- word
- Sounds or letters that have meaning.
Summary
- Some words start with the same sound.
- Some words end with the same sound.
- We can make new words with the same sounds.
Class activity: Sound Sort
- Look at the picture word cards.
- Sort them by first sound.
- Sort them again by last sound.
You need: Locally made letter cards, Word cards with pictures of local objects, Bottle tops marked with letters
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which word starts with /s/?
- A. Sun
- B. Bag
- C. Mat
- D. Dog
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Answer: SunSun begins with s.2. Which word ends with the same sound as "cat"?
- A. Hat
- B. Cap
- C. Can
- D. Cab
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Answer: HatBoth end in /t/.3. "Bed" and "bus" start with the same sound.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueBoth start with /b/.4. "Pen" and "pot" end with the same sound.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: FalsePen ends in /n/; pot ends in /t/.5. The sound at the start of a word is the ______ sound.
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Answer: initialInitial means start.6. Write two words that start with /m/.
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Answer: E.g. man, mat.They start with m.
Homework
- Find three things at home that start with the same sound.