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The sounds p and r
Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 3 My school bag
GoalHear and say the sounds p and r; write p r P R.
New words
pig · a farm animal that says oinkpizza · a round food with cheesepanda · a big black and white bearrabbit · a soft animal with long earsrobot · a machine that moves like a person
Explanation
The letter p says /p/: a little pop with your lips, p, p, pig. The letter r says /r/: a growl in your throat, r, r, rabbit. Big P and big R begin names: Passant, Rahma.
Worked examples
Listen and say. Pop the p and growl the r.
Rahma
I see a rabbit.
Passant
I see a pig.
Rahma
And a parrot!
Now you. Write p and r in the air. Then write P for Passant and R for Rahma.
Class activity
Pop and growl. A grown-up says words. If a word starts with /p/ the child pops their lips. If it starts with /r/ the child growls like a lion. Try: pig, rain, rabbit, panda, rose.
Practice
1
Listen. Does the word start with /p/ or /r/?
…
/r/.
2
Look. Which picture starts with /p/: a pear or a rainbow?
The pear.
3
Write p three times and r three times.
p p p r r r
4
Which name starts with a big R: Rahma or rahma?
Rahma.
5
Say another word that starts with /r/ or /p/. Write its first letter.
For example: rice, r; pencil, p.