Unit 5.7 m

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#1. m is the ________ common friendly consonant sound to appear at the end of a syllable.

#2. The sound m can be spelled in ________ different ways, including with ‘m’, ‘me’, and ‘mb’.

#3. True or false? m forms a consonant pair with n.

#4. ‘from’, ‘him’, ‘some’, and ‘come’ are all examples of ________ words ending with m.

#5. In the phrase ‘seem to’ m ________, while in ‘climb up’ it ________.

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Practice saying the words which show the seven spellings of m on slide 6.
Write ten common one-syllable English words ending in m.
Write words ending in suffixes with m, e.g. ‘intercom’. Practice saying them in CC connections, e.g., ‘intercom broke’. Make short sentences, e.g. ‘The intercom broke last night.’ Say them out loud.
Practice saying the words ending with m on slides 8-10 out loud. Can you add any more examples to each group?
Use the words on slides 8-10 to create new phrases with CV and CC connections, e.g., ‘dream about’ / ‘dream come’. Practice saying them out loud, moving forward m in CV connections and letting it remain in CC connections. Put your phrases into whole sentences and practice saying them out loud.
Practice saying the phrases on slide 11 out loud. Focus on moving m forward. Try to imagine longer sentences based around these phrases, e.g. ‘Mum allows the dog to climb up on the furniture.’ Say them out loud.
Practice saying the phrases on slide 12 out loud. Focus on letting m remain as a friendly consonant sound in the CC connections. Try to imagine longer sentences based around these phrases, e.g. ‘Mum was serving lamb chops to some guys.’ Say them out loud.
Record yourself saying phrases and/or sentences with m in both CV and CC connections. Slow down the recording and listen to the sound connections. Check your pronunciation.