Recognizing the Final Sound of Words That Is Different from Its

Final Symbol
I.

Learning Objective

II.

Recognizes that the final sound in the word may not be the sound of the
final symbol (words with silent final vowel sound) e.g.: hate, late, mate

Subject Matter
Recognizing Final Sound of Words that Is Different from Its Final Symbol
(Words with silent final vowel sound)
References:

PELC Reading 1, p. 14
Childrens Reading Laboratory, pp. 23-30

Materials:

pictures, flashcards, charts

Value Focus:

Active participation in activities

III. Procedure
A. Preparatory Activities
1. Spelling/Review:
Teacher gives a spelling exercise on words with silent letters:
palm
combing

psalm
handkerchief

island
climbing

Teacher shall check the spelling exercise. Let the class read the words.
What can you say about each word? (There is a letter which is not
sounded.)
Identify the letter which is silent in each word.
2. Motivation
Lets look at these words on the board. Listen well as I say each word.
Find out how these words are pronounced.
B. Development of the Lesson
1. Presentation
Teacher gives sample words for pupils to read.
Examples:
time
bale
vale
fate

clue
pale
bade
care

please
late
date
write

gate
safe
hare
bite

2. Analysis and Discussion

Process Questions

What is common to all these words? (Final sound is not the sound of
the final letter or symbol.)
Lets take the word time as an example.
- Spell time.
- Whats the final letter/symbol? (e)
- Whats the final sound? (/m/)
- What happens to the final letter when the word is produced?
(The final letter/symbol is not sounded.)
Teacher guides the pupils in the analysis of each word.

Practice Exercise
Identify the final letter and the final sound in each word.
Word
Example: late
1. sale
2. hate
3. made
4. safe
5. vase

Final letter

Final sound

/t/

3. Generalization
a. Take note that some words have final sounds that may not be the
sounds of their final symbols. In other words, the final letter is silent
or unsounded.
b. A vowel in a one-syllable word is long when the word ends in a silent
e.
4. Values Integration
Did you listen well?
Say: You must listen and participate actively during a discussion so you
can easily understand the lesson we are trying to learn. This way, you
can say the words correctly.
C. Post Activity
1. Application
Note to the teacher:
(The following activities can be applied or adapted for skill development.
Encode the words which have silent final letters.)
1. pine

greet

sit

pass

2. top

ten

bus

make

3. got

main

mare

get

4. four

gate

cat

crab

5. less

hate

song

mood

6. tan

leaf

same

seek

7. hide

said

ask

torn

8. car

fear

fare

far

9. vine

hot

cut

pail

10. mall

sell

shout

knife

2. Enrichment Activities
A. Individual Activity (Using a WORD BANK)
- Teacher will get her prepared WORD BANK. The word bank
contains words some of which have silent final letters when
pronounced.

Examples:
pine
bus
gate
rude
blue
make
cat
tan
pass
got
cube
hide
rice
mane
lace
ham
ten
come
hate
vine
Pupils will be called by the teacher as he/she draws one word
form the bank.

Read the word aloud then say Yes if it has final silent letter and
No if it has none.
B. Group Activity
Divide the class into three groups. Give each group an activity
sheet.
Group 1
Activity Sheet
Direction: Color the flower red if the word has a final silent letter
and color it green if it has none.

blue

box

lane

brown

gate

done

Group 2
Activity Sheet

Direction: Color the flower red if the word has a final silent letter
and color it green if it has none.

meat

date

greet

late

neat

tie

Group 3
Activity Sheet
Direction: Color the flower red if the word has a final silent letter
and color it green if it has none.

soap

mate

sail

fate

seat

beet

(Have the pupils post their work on the board.)

IV. Evaluation
Read the following words. Identify the final sound in each word.
1. make - / /
4. made - / /
2. hate - / /
5. site - / /
3. safe - / /

V.

Assignment
Give ten words with silent final letters.