Linguistic Subsystems

A grammar lesson on forming sentences with who, what, when, where, why, and how.

• pragmatics

• phonology

• syntax

• morphology

Using minimal pair exercises (e.g., pan/pen, but/bit, hot/hat) to help students hear the slight differences in sound that change meaning.

• semantics

• phonology

• morphology

• syntax

A mini-lesson on prefixes and suffixes.

• pragmatics

• semantics

• syntax

• morphology

A role-playing exercise where students practice starting and ending conversations in a polite manner.

• semantics

• pragmatics

• phonology

• syntax

A word study activity where students brainstorm words related to the word war.

• semantics

• morphology

• pragmatics

• phonology

Students look in a mirror to see the placement of their tongue between their teeth as they practice pronouncing /th/ words.

• morphology

• semantics

• syntax

• phonology

A class discussion on the meanings of indirect speech acts.

• morphology

• syntax

• pragmatics

• semantics

A mini-lesson on the formation of compound words.

• morphology

• pragmatics

• phonology

• syntax

A brief daily activity where students are given a sentence with grammatical errors to identify and fix.

• morphology

• semantics

• syntax

• phonology

An activity using a graphic organizer for a vocabulary word, listing words that are similar in meaning and words that are opposite in meaning.

• pragmatics

• semantics

• morphology

• phonology