Phonics "ow" and "ou" words

You are going to practice using the dictionary to classify words into the two different ways in which "ow" and "ou" words are pronounced. For example we have the /au/ or /ou/ sound you hear in CLOWN, or the /ow/ or /oh/ sound you hear in THROW.

The letters in red represent phonetic symbols which tell us how the word sounds and you will see them in a dictionary.

If you look for the word "clown" in the dictionary you may find a symbol like this [kloun]  which represent how you shoul pronounce the word with "au" pronunciation. If you look for "throw" you will find [throh] which means that this word is pronounced with the "ou" sound.

Here you have al list of words. Get into http://www.dictionary.com/ and check out the words in the list. 
In your notebook classify them into two columns: 

 "/ow/-/oh/ sound"                       "/au/ -/ou/ sound"

Here are the words to check:

1. about                             11. loud            
2. crown                             12. town
3. blow                              13. found
4. town                              14. count
5. blow                              15. pounce
6. cow                               16. shout
7. cloud                             17. mouth
8. round                             18. low
9. bound                            19. south
10. mount                          20. slow

When you finish, click on the link below and check if you can do the quiz:

https://www.spellzone.com/unit15/page1.cfm

Play a spelling game at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/sandcastle/flash/game.shtml

Reading Practice - Don't Forget

Just wanted to remind you that it is very important that you  read at least 10 minutes in a loud voice, every day. For those who doesn't have books to read in English at home, here is a link to a nice story. Read it aloud please! In the same site, you will be able to find other stories. I hope you like it.

http://www.magickeys.com/books/invis-allig/index.html#pictop

Another good practice is singing in English. Go to the songs section and sing! sing! and have fun.

Using the dictionary - Synonyms and Antonyms - Plurals

Synonyms are two different words that have the same meaning or nearly the same meaning: 
     beautiful - pretty

Antonyms are two different words that have opposite meanings:
     tall - short

Today you will complete the following chart. Follow the instructions.

1. copy the chart in your notebook.
2. Find the meaning of the words in  dictionary.com in this blog page.
3. Find a synonym and an antonym for each word.
4. Write the information in your chart.

WORD	MEANING	SYNONYM	ANTONYM
HIGH
LARGE
AMAZING
INTERESTING
UGLY
STRANGE

 
 2. PLURALS

In general, you add "s"  or "es" to make the plural of nouns. Can you think of some examples to this rule?  Click on the link below and do the activity to test your knowledge. In your notebook copy 10 examples.

http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/lit_sites/plurals/pl_2/esplurals.htm

 

3. SPELLING PRACTICE

 

When you are done, click on the link below and practice spelling different words:

 

Spelling:  

http://www.spinandspell.com/game.swf

 

Good luck!

 

GRAMMAR ACTIVITY FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 12th., 2016

We are starting block 3, but it is important that you have a clear idea of what a noun, a verb, and an adjective are.

On your block page you are going to write:

A. Your name and the date.

B. The title:  "Computer Lab Activity 1- Block 3"

C. Answer the following questions:

1. What is a noun?     Give one example.

2. What is a verb?      Give one example.

3. What is an adjective?    Give one example.  

D. Now, observe the following words. Then follow the instructions.

girl	green	table	little
jump	school	laugh	store
large	write	paper	sleep
grow	parent	funny	dog
ugly	kick	sing	pretty
ocean	scary	round	go

E. In your block, make a chart with three columns:

NOUNS	VERBS	ADJECTIVES

 
 F. Classify the words and put them in the right column.

G. Write three sentences using the nouns, verbs, and adjectives in the chart.

Remember that you need to work together with your partner!

Good luck!