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The sounds f and t
Connect Primary 1, Term 1: Unit 5 With my family
GoalHear and say the sounds f and t; write f t F T.
New words
fish · it lives in waterfrog · a green animal that jumpsflag · a cloth on a poletea · a hot drinktiger · a big striped cat
Explanation
The letter f says /f/: top teeth touch your lip and you blow, f, f, fish. The letter t says /t/: tap your tongue behind your teeth, t, t, tea. Big F and big T begin names: Farida, Tarek.
Worked examples
Listen and say. Blow the f and tap the t.
Farida
I see a frog.
Tarek
I see a tree.
Farida
And a train!
Now you. Write f and t in the air. Then write F for Farida and T for Tarek.
Class activity
Blow and tap. A grown-up says words. If a word starts with /f/ the child blows like a candle. If it starts with /t/ the child taps the table. Try: fish, tea, tomato, foot, tiger.
Practice
1
Listen. Does the word start with /f/ or /t/?
…
/f/.
2
Look. Which starts with /t/: a tomato or a fox?
The tomato.
3
Write f three times and t three times.
f f f t t t
4
Which name starts with a big T: Tarek or tarek?
Tarek.
5
Say a word that starts with /f/. Write its first letter.
For example: fan, f; fork, f.