Mastering the Alphabet 2
Enabling Reading For Slow Learners
Mastering the Alphabet 2
Enabling Reading
FOR SLOW LEARNERSBY Nwufor Theresia N. (CAPIEMP)
Revised Edition 02/20/2020
This publication is aimed at helping those pupils whoafter passing through level one (primary 1&2) reach levelstwo and three (Primary 3 – 6) without knowing how to reada simple text. They can give correct answers to oralquestions but cannot read the questions themselves. Thismakes them fail their exams not because they are dull.Some teachers also hurriedly teach the alphabet withouttaking into consideration some basic principles. This classof pupils are merely slow to understand and needs gradualguidance to the art of reading. This book gives an answerto the difficulties faced by these pupils at all levels.Parents and teachers are advised to use this book for abetter result in the performance of the Slow Learners.
BY Nwufor Theresia N. (CAPIEMP)
Revised Edition 02/20/2020
A a Letter A soundsa as in
arm antapple man
a as in
arm, ants, apple, man
The armed soldier ants eat the man’s
apple.
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B b Letter B sounds
b as in
bag
boy
bed
book
The boy has a bag, a bed and a book.
b as inbag, boy, bed, book
C c Letter C sounds
c as in
car
cat
can
cup
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The cat on the car near the can has a cup.
c as in car, cat, can, cup
D d Letter D sounds
dog
den
dig
dad
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d as in
Dad and Dike the dog dig to build a lion’s den.
d as indog, den, dig, dad
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E e Letter E sounds
e as in
egg
end
eight
epics8
Eight epics end the story of the ancient egg.
e as in
egg, end, eight, epic
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F f Letter F sounds
f as in
fat
fish
fed
fon
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The fon brought five fat fish from
France and fed his family.
f as in
fat, fish, fed, fon
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G g Letter G sounds
g as in
gate
goat
gin
gun
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Get goat, gin and gun from good gate
store.
g as in gate, goat, gin, gun
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H h Letter H sounds
h as in
hat
hen
hill
hut
The hut on the hill had a hen in a hat.
h as in
hat, hen, hill, hut
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I i Letter I sounds
i as in
ill
itch
inn
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The illness that made him ill in the
inn is cured with ink.
i as in ill, is, inn, ink
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J j Letter J sounds
j as in
jar
jet
jot
jug
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Take the jotter between the jar and the jug and jot in the jet.
j as in jar, jet, jot, jug
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N n Letter N soundn as in
napnetnotenut
A note from the nut in the net woke her from nap.
n as innap, net, note, nut
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O o Letter O soundso as in
oxoatonionorange
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The ox eat onion, oat and orange.
o as in
ox, onion, oat, orange
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P p Letter P sounds
p as in
pan
pen
pin
pot
The pin and the pen fell into the ink pot in the pan.
p as in pan, pen, pin, pot
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Q q Letter Q sounds
q as in
quake
quench
quit
quote
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“Queenta quit to quench the fire caused
by the quake.” He quoted.
q as in
quake, quench, quit, quote
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R r Letter R sound
r as in
rat
red
rod
rude
The rude rat eat the red berries on the rod.
r as in rat, red, rod, rude
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T t Letter T sounds
t as in tax
tent
tin
ton
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The tax payer’s tent has tons of tins.
t as in
tax, tent, tin, ton
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S s Letter S sounds
s as in sat
set
son
sun
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My son said the sun set in the east as
he sat with the sinner.
s as in
sat, set, son, sun
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U u Letter U soundu as in
urnfufujujuVudu
Fuh prepared an urn of fufu was given to the Vudu juju.
u as in
urn, fufu, juju, Vudu
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V v Letter V sound
v as in
van
vent
vim
vote
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Clean the van with the vim and park near the vent before going to vote.
v as in van, vent, vim, vote
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W w Letter W sound
w as in
wave
wet
win
wound
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The wind caused the wave that wet the
wound.
w as in
wave, wet, win, wound
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X x Letter X sound
x as in
axe
ox
Six
tax6
Tax the six axe and the oxen.
x as in
axe, ox, six, tax
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Y y Letter Y sound
y as in
yard
yet
yoyo
youths
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The yoyo on the yard is not for the
youth yet.
y as in
yard, yet, yoyo, youth
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Z z Letter Z sound
z as in
zinc
zed
zip
zigzag
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The zigzag fish called zigzagoon is in the zip bag on the zinc.
z as inzinc, zed, zip, zigzag
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Books in this series:1. Mastering the
Alphabet 1 The 26 English Sounds
2. Mastering the Alphabet 2 Sounds in Words
3. Mastering the Alphabet 3 Double Sounds
This publication is aimed at helping those pupils whoafter passing through level one (primary 1&2) reach levelstwo and three (Primary 3 – 6) without knowing how to reada simple text. They can give correct answers to oralquestions but cannot read the questions themselves. Thismakes them fail their exams not because they are dull.Some teachers also hurriedly teach the alphabet withouttaking into consideration some basic principles. This classof pupils are merely slow to understand and needs gradualguidance to the art of reading. This book gives an answerto the difficulties faced by these pupils at all levels.Parents and teachers are advised to use this book for abetter result in the performance of the Slow Learners.
BY Nwufor Theresia N. (CAPIEMP)
Revised Edition 02/20/2020