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JSS1: English Language 1st Term Examination - Section A | Essay
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JSS1: English Language 1st Term Examination - Section B | Comprehension
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JSS1: English Language 1st Term Examination - Section C | Objectives
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JSS1: English Language 1st Term Examination - Section D | Test of Orals
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JSS1: English Language 1st Term Examination - Section E | Literature
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Topic Content:
- Vowel Contrasts /i:/ and /ɪ/
The two vowels are alike because both are front vowels but they are different in length and quality because in sound /i:/ the tongue moves high with spread lips and in /ɪ/ the lips loosely spread during pronunciation.
/i:/ vs. /ɪ/
| /i:/ | /ɪ/ |
| reach | rich |
| steal | Still |
| heal | hill |
| peace | pitch |
| greed | grid |
| eel | ill |
| reason | risen |
| Knead | knit |
Evaluation:
Write 5 pairs of words that can show the contrast between the short vowel /ɪ/ and long /i:/ as in the examples above.
Assignment:
Vowel contrasts – /i:/ and /ɪ/
References:
- Oral English for Schools and Colleges (revised edition). Page 7 by Sola Aregbe
- Basic English Speech for Basic Education pages 7-8 by Ogoanah N. F.
