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First sounds b, d, s
Mridang: Unit 2, Chapter 2
GoalSay the first sound of words with b, d and s.
New words
bell · you ring it and it makes a sounddoor · you open it to go insari · a long cloth that a woman wearsSana · a girl’s namesound · what you hear
Explanation
Bell starts with b. Door starts with d. Sari starts with s. Say the first sound. Then say the word. Names have first sounds too. Sana starts with s.
Worked examples
b, b, bell.
d, d, door.
s, s, sari.
Sana, Sana, s.
Diya, Diya, d.
Bina, Bina, b.
Say your own name. What is its first sound?
Class activity
Sound hunt. Look around your home. Find three things that start with b, three that start with d and three that start with s. Say the first sound, then the word: ‘b, b, book’.
Practice
1
What is the first sound of this word?
b.
2
What is the first sound of this word?
d.
3
Look at the pictures. Which one starts with a different sound?
bus (sun and soap start with s).
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Listen. What is the first sound?
…
d.
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Writing: write the first letter of ‘sun’.
s.