Setswana First Additional Language - Term 4 - Week 6

Today, we will explore the sounds of Setswana letters and how they combine to form words. Phonics is important because it helps us read and write better. We will focus on the sounds of vowels and consonants, and how they work together in words. For example, the letter 'a' can sound different in different words, such as 'a' in 'molelo' (fire) and 'a' in 'ntlo' (house).

Let’s look at some examples of how to build words using phonemes. If we take the sounds /m/, /a/, and /t/, we can combine them to form the word 'mat' (mat). Now, let’s try another one: the sounds /s/, /e/, and /t/ can be combined to form 'set' (set). Notice how we blend the sounds together to create meaningful words.

Now, let’s practice together! I will say a set of sounds, and you will try to form a word. For example, if I say /k/, /o/, and /t/, what word can you make? (Students respond: 'kot' - pot). Great job! Let’s try another one: /b/, /a/, /n/. What word do we get? (Students respond: 'ban' - to be).

For your independent practice, I want you to write three sentences using the words we built today. Make sure to use correct punctuation at the end of each sentence. For example, you could write: 'Mat is on the floor.' Remember to check your spacing between words and ensure each sentence makes sense.

• /e/
• /a/
• /i/
• /o/

Answer: /e/

The letter 'e' in 'elephant' makes the /e/ sound.

• sun
• son
• sue
• san

Answer: sun

The sounds /s/, /u/, and /n/ combine to form the word 'sun'.

Answer: Ntlo e ntle.

The sentence means 'The house is beautiful.'

• .
• !
• ?

Answer: ?

A question ends with a question mark (?).

Answer: Tab.

The sounds /t/, /a/, and /b/ combine to form the word 'tab'.

• ntlo
• molelo
• metsi
• motswana

Answer: molelo

'Molelo' means 'fire' in Setswana.

• No spaces
• One space
• Two spaces
• Three spaces

Answer: One space

We use one space between each word in a sentence.

Answer: Kot.

The word 'kot' starts with the sound /k/.