Tshivenda Home Language - Term 3 - Week 8

Phonics is the relationship between sounds and their spellings. In Tshivenda, we have specific sounds that correspond to letters. For example, the sound 'a' can be found in words like 'aḓa' (house) and 'aṱhena' (to play). Today, we will focus on identifying these sounds and using them to build words.

Let's take the sound 'm' and see what words we can create. We can add different vowels to create 'ma' (mother), 'me' (to eat), and 'mi' (to see). By changing the vowels, we can create new words. Now, let's write these words on the board and practice pronouncing them together.

Now that we have built some words, let's use them in sentences. For example, we can take the word 'mama' (mother) and create a sentence: 'Mama u khou shuma.' (Mother is working.) I will write this sentence on the board, and I want you to help me identify the punctuation. Why do we use a full stop at the end of the sentence?

For your independent practice, I want you to choose three sounds from our lesson today. Build at least two words for each sound and write a sentence using one of the words. Remember to use correct punctuation. Once you finish, share your sentences with a partner and read them aloud to each other.

• a
• e
• i
• o

Answer: a

In Tshivenda, the letter 'a' is pronounced as 'a' in 'aḓa'.

• tshikolo
• mama
• nḓila
• vhuḓi

Answer: mama

'Mama' means mother and starts with the sound 'm'.

Answer: Mama u khou shuma.

This sentence means 'Mother is working.' and uses correct punctuation.

• .
• ,
• !
• ?

Answer: .

A full stop is used to indicate the end of a statement.

• mama
• me
• mi
• ma

Answer: me

'Me' is the word for 'to eat' in Tshivenda.

Answer: House

'Aḓa' translates to 'house' in English.

• a
• e
• i
• z

Answer: z

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

Answer: mama, me

Both 'mama' (mother) and 'me' (to eat) start with the sound 'm'.