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#1. The voiced consonant sound b is usually spelled ________ or ________. (Choose two.)
Select all that apply:
#2. The most common word in written English ending in p is ________.
#3. The only common English word ending with ‘-pp’ is ________.
#4. In which phrase does b move forward and change to the unvoiced p?
#5. p does not change as it moves forward in either a ________ or CC connection, because it is ________ sound.
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- Practice saying the words ending with b on slides 7-9 out loud. Can you add any more examples to each group?
- Use the words on slides 7-9 to create new phrases with CV and CC connections, e.g., ‘cab arrived’ / ‘cab left’. Practice saying them out loud, moving forward b in CV connections and moving it forward then changing it to p in CC connections. Put your phrases into whole sentences and say them out loud.
- Practice saying the words ending with p on slides 11-13 out loud. Can you add any more examples to each group?
- Use the words on slides 11-13 to create new phrases with CV and CC connections, e.g., ‘cap and’ / ‘cap got’. Practice saying them out loud, moving forward p in both CV connections and CC connections.
- Write sentences that contain at least two connections with b or p moving forward, e.g., ‘The Hope Inn pub was open up to eleven pm.’ Practice saying them out loud.
- Practice saying the phrases on slide 14 out loud. Focus on the b sound in the CV connections and the very light p 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 15 out loud. Focus on making the p sound in both CV and CC connections. Try to imagine longer sentences based around these phrases, e.g., ‘Describe a tube of glue in the cab with Pam.’ Say them out loud.