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Same beginning sounds
Mridang: Unit 2, Chapter 2
GoalFind words that start with the same sound.
New words
cow · an animal that gives milkcup · you drink from itmoon · it shines in the night skymilk · a white drinkhorse · a big animal that runs fast
Explanation
Some words start with the same sound. Cow and cup start with c. Moon and milk start with m. Horse and hand start with h. Listen for the first sound.
Worked examples
Listen to the first sound. Say the words.
cow, milk, cup.
Say two words that start like your name.
Class activity
Same-sound hunt. A grown-up says a sound, for example ‘m’. Find things in the room that start with that sound. Say them aloud: ‘m, m, mat’. Then try ‘c’ and ‘h’.
Practice
1
Look at the pictures. Which two words start the same?
rice and rain.
2
Look at the pictures. Which one starts with m?
mouse.
3
Listen. Which two words start the same?
…
ten and tent.
4
Say a word that starts like ‘cow’.
For example: cup, car, cat.
5
Writing: write the first letter of ‘milk’.
m.