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The sound e
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Unit 10 She’s an engineer
GoalSay the sound e, find it at the start of words, and write E and e.
New words
egg · a hen lays itelephant · a very big animalenvelope · you put a letter in itengine · the part that makes a car or fire engine go
Explanation
Every letter has a name and a sound. The letter E has the sound e, like the start of egg. There is a big E and a small e. Say: e, e, egg. Say: e, e, elephant.
Worked examples
Listen and repeat. Look for the red letter at the start of each word.
| Big letter | Small letter |
|---|---|
| E | e |
Now you. Say a word that starts with e. Clap when you hear e.
Class activity
Clap for e. A grown-up says words: egg, bus, elephant, cat, envelope, sun. When you hear the sound e at the start, clap. Then you say words and the grown-up claps.
Practice
1
Listen. Does the word start with the sound e? Say yes or no.
…
Yes.
2
Look. Which picture starts with e? Say the word.
The egg.
3
Write the letters E and e on paper. Say the sound each time.
The child writes E and e and says e.
4
Say egg, elephant, bus. Which word does not start with e?
Bus.
5
Write the word ‘egg’ on paper.
The child copies egg.