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#1. True or false? There are many common words that end with the letter ‘j’.
Very few English words end with the letter ‘j’.
#2. ________ is the most common word in written English ending in ch.
#3. The ________ j sound is often spelled ‘-ge’ and ________.
#4. The ________ ch sound is often spelled ‘-ch’ and ________.
#5. ________ changes to ________ in ________ connections.
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- Practice saying the words ending with j on slides 7 and 8 out loud. Can you add any more examples to each group?
- Use the words on slides 7 and 8 to create new phrases with CV and CC connections, e.g., ‘age of’ / ‘age that’. Practice saying them out loud, moving forward j in CV connections and moving it forward then changing it to ch in CC connections. Put your phrases into whole sentences and say them out loud.
- Practice saying the words ending with ch on slides 10 and 11 out loud. Can you add any more examples to each group?
- Use the words on slides 10 and 11 to create new phrases with CV and CC connections, e.g., ‘beach and’ / ‘beach was’. Practice saying them out loud, moving forward ch in both CV and CC connections.
- Write sentences that contain at least two connections with j or ch moving forward, e.g., ‘I pledge to watch the fridge in the kitchen.’ Practice saying them out loud.
- Practice saying the phrases on slide 12 out loud. Focus on the j sound in the CV connections and the very light ch sound in the CC connections. Record yourself saying them, then listen back, slow down the recording and listen to the sound connections. How did you do?
- Practice saying the phrases on slide 13 out loud. Focus on making the ch sound in both CV and CC connections. Try to imagine longer sentences based around these phrases, e.g., ‘Could you fetch any batch of pancakes from the counter, please?’ Say them out loud.