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Letters and joined sounds
Connect Primary 1, Term 2: Review 4
GoalReview capital and small letters and read short words by joining sounds.
New words
alphabet · all the letters of English, from A to Zcapital letter · a big letter, like Asmall letter · a little letter, like aunscramble · to put letters in the right order
Explanation
The alphabet has 26 letters. Every letter has a capital and a small letter: A a, M m, S s, T t. To read a word, say each sound and join them: f – i – g: fig. To write a word, say the sounds in order and write one letter for each sound.
| Capital letter | Small letter |
|---|---|
| A | a |
| M | m |
| S | s |
| T | t |
| R | r |
Worked examples
Listen and repeat. Join the sounds, then say the word.
| Scrambled | Word |
|---|---|
| o g d | dog |
| t a c | cat |
| n u s | sun |
Now you. A grown-up says a word with three sounds. You write it on paper.
Class activity
Letter cards. Write capital letters on cards and small letters on other cards. Turn them face down. Find a pair: B and b. Then make three-letter words with small letters: b, e, d. Say the sounds.
Practice
1
Listen. Which word do you hear?
…
Bus.
2
Which small letter goes with the capital letter D?
d.
3
Unscramble the letters and say the word: u – c – p.
Cup.
4
Join the sounds b – a – g. Say the word.
Bag.
5
Write A a, M m and S s on paper. Say each sound.
The child writes six letters and says a, m, s.