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Last sounds
Mridang: Unit 2, Chapter 3
GoalSay the last sound of a word.
New words
last · at the endsound · what you hearcat · a small pet that says meowsun · the bright light in the skypig · a farm animal that says oink
Explanation
Every word has a first sound and a last sound. Cat ends with t. Sun ends with n. Bed ends with d. Pig ends with g. Cup ends with p. Say the word slowly. Listen to the last sound.
Worked examples
cat, cat, t.
sun, sun, n.
bed, bed, d.
pig, pig, g.
pen, hen, ten.
Say the word ‘map’. What is the last sound?
Class activity
Last-sound game. A grown-up says a word slowly. You say the last sound. Words to try: top, jug, ten, bag, mat. Then swap: you say a word, and the grown-up says the last sound.
Practice
1
What is the last sound of this word?
g.
2
What is the last sound of this word?
s.
3
Listen. What is the last sound?
…
n.
4
Which word ends with the sound n? (pen / pig)
pen.
5
Writing: write the last letter of ‘bag’.
g.