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The sound b
Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 1 Hello
GoalHear and say the sound b at the start of words.
New words
bus · a big vehicle for many peoplebed · you sleep in itbanana · a long yellow fruitboat · it goes on waterbee · a small insect that makes honey
Explanation
The letter b says /b/. Close your lips and pop them open: b, b, bus! Say it with me: bus, bed, banana, boat, bee. They all start with /b/.
Worked examples
Listen and say the words. Say /b/ first, then the whole word.
Basma
Look, Dad! A boat!
Dad
Yes! A big blue boat.
Basma
And a bird!
Now you. Look around. Say a word that starts with /b/.
Class activity
Pop the b. A grown-up says words. If a word starts with /b/ (bus, ball, bed) the child pops their lips and claps. If not (cat, sun) the child sits still.
Practice
1
Listen. Does the word start with /b/? Say yes or no.
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Yes.
2
Listen. Does the word start with /b/? Say yes or no.
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No.
3
Which picture starts with /b/: a bed or a cat?
The bed.
4
Say the word. What sound do you hear first?
banana, /b/.
5
Say three more words that start with /b/.
For example: bag, bike, bread, ball.