Xitsonga First Additional Language - Term 4 - Week 6

Phonics is the method of teaching reading and writing by developing learners' phonemic awareness. In this lesson, we will focus on the sounds of letters and how they combine to form words in Xitsonga. We will practice recognizing these sounds and using them to build words. For example, the sound 'm' can be combined with 'a' to form the word 'ma' which means 'mother'.

Let's take the letters 't', 'a', and 'n'. When we combine these sounds, we can form the word 'tan', which means 'to sit'. We can also rearrange these letters to create 'nat', which means 'to eat'. This shows how changing the order of letters can create different words. We will practice this with more letters and sounds.

In groups, students will be given a set of letters. They will work together to create as many words as possible using those letters. For example, if given 's', 'a', 'b', they can create 'sa', 'ba', and 'ab'. Afterward, each group will share their words with the class, and we will discuss the meanings of these words in Xitsonga.

Students will write three sentences using the words they created during the group activity. They must ensure that each sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. For example, if a student wrote the word 'sa', they might write, 'Sa i khanyisa' which means 'The sun shines'. After writing, students will read their sentences aloud to the class.

• ba
• da
• ma
• ta

Answer: ba

The letter 'b' is pronounced as 'ba' in Xitsonga.

• mat
• tam
• atm
• tam

Answer: mat

'Mat' is a valid word formed by combining the sounds of 'm', 'a', and 't'.

Answer: Nku i khanyisa.

The sentence means 'The moon shines' in Xitsonga.

• .
• ,
• !
• ?

Answer: .

A full stop (.) is used to indicate the end of a sentence.

Answer: Day.

'Suku' means 'day' in Xitsonga.

• a
• e
• i
• x

Answer: x

'X' is a consonant, while 'a', 'e', and 'i' are vowels.

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

Answer: 4

'Mama' consists of four letters.

Answer: n

The first letter of 'n'wana' is 'n'.