SPEECH 2

Prepared by: Ms. Niezel R. Magsipok

Clear speech, proper pronunciation and strong communication skills have always been highly important in the academic, professional and personal worlds. This fact has never been more true now in this modern age, where it’s not only a useful skill, it’s a requirement to survive and thrive.

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Consonant Digraphs

ch, sh, wh, kn, wr, gh, ph, gn

Consonant Digraphs- are “voiceless” combinations of two consonants.

Examples:

Word Drills

ch	sh	wh	kn
chain chalk change cheap cheat check cheese chess chick child chill chop chairman channel charity cheerful cherry chicken chosen	shell share show shape sharp shake shoes shirt shine shy shock shoot shy ash cash English finish fish push rush wash	whale what wheat wheel when where which while whip white whiz whereas whisper whistle	knack knap knee kneel knew knickers knife knight knit knob knock knot know known knapsack knockout knowledge

wr	gh as [g] as [f] as silent sound	ph as [f]	gn
wrath wreath wreck wrench wretch wring wrist write wrong wry wrappers wrestler wrinkle writing	Ghana ghee  (butter) ghost cough laugh rough tough high	phrase phone phonics phobia physics phony photo pharmacy phonograph photograph photographer physical physician	gnarl (growl) gnat (small biting fly) gnash (grind your teeth) gnome (short saying)

Sentence Drills

1. The shirts in the shop are very cheap.

2. The children are all in knitted white shirts.

3. We read many phrases in phonics.

4. She left the sheep under the shed.

5. Did you like the knapsack and wristwatch?

6. Peter shines his shoes roughly.

7. He wryly laughed at his photo.

8. Write a short paragraph.

9. The shy child whispered what he knows.

10. They danced cheek-to-check.

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Tongue twisters are one of the few types of spoken wordplay that are fun to recite and are a great tool to aid children’s language development.

Attempting to recite a tricky rhyme or tongue twister as fast as possible without tripping over your tongue is a great challenge.

Now, here are some tips to use tongue twisters for developing speech:

•         Start reciting the tongue twisters at a slow pace and ensure it is able to be recited clearly.
•    The next step would be to know the tongue twister by heart.
•         Repeat the tongue twister as fast as possible until it is mastered and able to be recited three times in a row without stumbling.
•         When one tongue twister is mastered, try another.

Can you do it, kids? Let’s try! Recite the following tongue twisters and

emphasize the consonant digraphs in the words.

1.  Why do you cry, Willy?

Why do you cry?

Why, Willy?

Why, Willy?

Why, Willy? Why?

2. I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop

Where she sits, she shines

And where she shines, she sits?

3. Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.

The seven silly sheep Silly Sally shooed shilly-shallied south.

These sheep shouldn’t sleep in a shack.

Sheep should sleep in a shed.

4. The chocolate chip cookies are in a copper coffee cup. (repeat 3x)

5. Which wristwatch is a Swiss wristwatch? (repeat 3x)

Try to watch this video from Youtube. Read the tongue twisters as fast as you can. http://youtu.be/yB_1VNQazNo

God Bless and Keep Safe! J