2.

1 ENGLISH SOUND
SYSTEM

“LET’S SAY IT RIGHT”

 ICE BREAKING ACTIVITY

1. You will receive a small piece of paper and a balloon.

2. Write 3 descriptions about yourselves.
 Physical Appearance (that can be seen).
3. Slot in the paper and blow the balloon.
Let’s Watch
HOW TO PRONOUNCE….?

1. Genre
2. Grandprix
3. History
4. Island
5. Future
6. Setup
Based on the video,
Share your thoughts.
THE ENGLISH SOUND SYSTEM

PHONEMES

24 20 VOWELS
CONSONANTS
 We can teach letter sounds using phonics‘ actions
 We must be able to recognize:

Phoneme (sound)

Grapheme (letter/s)
 Phoneme : /s/
Grapheme :
s
ss

1. Form a cobra head with your hand. voiceless

2. Trace the letter ‘s’ in the air and, say s…
 Phoneme : /æ/
Grapheme :

voiced
Imagine a spider crawling up your arm and say eh…
 Phoneme : /t/
Grapheme :

voiceless
Tap two fingers on the desk and say t…
 Phoneme : /p/
Grapheme :

voiceless
Place four fingers in front of your mouth and say p…
 Phoneme : /ɪ/
Grapheme :

Show your teeth and say e.

voiced
 Phoneme : /n/
Grapheme :

n
voiced
Touch the tip of your nose and say n…
 Phoneme : /m/
Grapheme :

Lick an ice-cream and say m… voiced

 Phoneme : /d/
Grapheme :

d
Drumming action and say d… voiced
 Phoneme : /g/
Grapheme :

g
1. You are cold, clutch your hands and
shiver
voiced
2. Say ggg
 Phoneme : /ɒ/
Grapheme :

voiced
Draw a small circle (anti clockwise) in the air and say o
 Phoneme : /k/
Grapheme :

c
k
ck

voiceless
Action of flying a kite and say k
 Phoneme : /e/
Grapheme :

voiced
Walk like an elephant and say eh
 Phoneme : /ʌ/
Grapheme :

Look up and say uh

voiced
 Phoneme : /r/
Grapheme :

voiced
Be a lion and say rrr
 Phoneme : /h/
Grapheme :

voiceless
1. Place your palm in front of your mouth.
2. Laugh haha
 Phoneme : /b/
Grapheme :

b
Action of balloon bursting and say b…
 
voiced
 Phoneme : /f/
Grapheme :

f
ff

Action of bird flying and say f… voiceless

 Phoneme : /l/
Grapheme :

l
ll

voiced
Raise both arms upright and say ll..
 Phoneme : /dʒ/
Grapheme :

g
j

voiced
Jump and say j.
 Phoneme : /v/
Grapheme :

voiced
Show the peace sign and say v.
 Phoneme : /w/
Grapheme :

Join two peace signs and say w.

voiced
 Phoneme : /ks/
Grapheme :
x
Cross your hands and say ks..
voiceless
 Phoneme : /j/
Grapheme :

Nod and say yeh voiced

 Phoneme : /z/
Grapheme :

z
zz
Trace ‘z’ in the air and say z.. voiced
 Phoneme : /kw/
Grapheme :

qu

voiced
Action of a duck flapping its wings once and say qua
 Phoneme : / tʃ /
Grapheme :

ch

1. Action of a moving train with both arms

voiceless
2. Say ch. 
 Phoneme : /ʃ /
Grapheme :

sh
Finger on the lips and say sh..
voiceless
 Phoneme : / θ/
Grapheme :

th

Show the thumb and say th. voiceless

 Phoneme : / ð/
Grapheme :
th
Point with the thumb and say th. voiced
 Phoneme : /ŋ /
Grapheme :

ng
Action of mosquito buzzing around ears and say ng….

voiced
Do you remember all the
actions?
SOUND OUT VIDEO
LET’S SING!
 REFLECTION
• Which sound(s) is/are difficult for
you to produce?
• Which sound(s) is/are similar to
Bahasa Melayu sounds?
• Which sound(s) is/are different
from Bahasa Melayu sounds?
 MIRROR, MIRROR!!

1) Articulate the sounds (use appendix 2).

2) Work in pairs and practise sounding the

letters.

3) Utilise the mirror/handphone to practise the

sounds.
 REFLECTION

1. Did you manage to sound out all the letters

correctly?

2. Which letter is difficult for you to sound out?

 LET’S PRACTISE!

1. Sit in your groups (according to the colours of the

balloons).
2. Practise reading the words with the correct
pronunciation (use appendix 1a).
 SUMMARY

CONGRATULATION!!

You have learnt to:

1. recognise the basic sounds in the English

language.
2. produce the sounds accurately in a given context.