English Home Language - Term 3 - Week 8

Phonics is the method of teaching reading and writing by developing learners' phonemic awareness. Today, we will focus on the sounds of letters and how they combine to form words. We will explore how changing one letter in a word can create a new word. For example, changing the 'c' in 'cat' to 'h' makes 'hat'.

Let's look at the word 'bat'. If we change the 'b' to 'c', we get 'cat'. If we change the 'a' to 'o', we get 'bot'. This shows how one letter can change the meaning of a word. Now, let's practice this with the word 'pen'. What happens if we change the 'p' to 't'? Yes, we get 'ten'!

Now, I will give you a word, and I want you to change one letter to create a new word. The word is 'dog'. What new word can you make if you change the 'd' to 'f'? Yes, 'fog'! Let's try another one. Change the 'o' in 'log' to 'a'. What do you get? Correct, 'lag'! Keep practicing with your partner.

Now it's time to write your own sentences using the words we built today. Choose three words from our list: 'cat', 'bat', 'hat', 'dog', 'fog', 'log'. Write a sentence for each word, making sure to use correct punctuation. For example, 'The cat sat on the mat.' After you finish, read your sentences to a friend.

• cat
• bat
• mat
• rat

Answer: cat

Changing the 'h' to 'c' in 'hat' gives us 'cat'.

• The cat is fat
• The cat fat is
• Fat cat the is

Answer: The cat is fat

The sentence 'The cat is fat' follows correct sentence structure.

Answer: dog

Changing 'l' to 'd' in 'log' gives us 'dog'.

• cat
• hat
• mat
• all of the above

Answer: all of the above

Changing 'b' to 'c', 'h', or 'm' gives us 'cat', 'hat', and 'mat'.

Answer: The fog is thick.

A correct sentence using 'fog' could be 'The fog is thick.'

• d
• o
• g
• f

Answer: d

The first letter in 'dog' is 'd'.

Answer: cot

Changing 'a' to 'o' in 'cat' gives us 'cot'.

• bat
• cat
• zat
• hat

Answer: zat

'Zat' is not a recognized word in English.