W2 The Alphabet & Sounds

LEVEL 1: MEMORY

How many CONSONANTS are there in the English alphabet?

• twenty

• 6

• five

  plus

  y

• 26

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How many VOWELS are there in the English alphabet?

• twenty

• 6

• five

  plus

  y

• 26

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How many SPECIAL LETTERS are there in the English alphabet?

• twenty

• 6

• only

  1

• 26

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LEVEL 1: MEMORY

Why do the consonants C and G have two different sounds each?

• one is

  hard

• another is

  soft

• each has a

  different

  shape

• one is

  Latin

  one is

  Greek

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LEVEL 2: CATEGORIZE

Which sound of C is Latin in the word CIRCUS?

• the 1st

• the 2nd

• both

• none of

  them

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LEVEL 2: CATEGORIZE

Which sound of C is Greek in the word CIRCUS?

• the 1st

• the 2nd

• both

• none of

  them

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Which word below has the Greek KAPPA sound of the consonant C?

• fancy

• cycle

• care

• cereal

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LEVEL 3: THINK

Why does the English alphabet use both the C and K when the C can sound like both?

• our alphabet is

  made up of

  both languages:

  Latin & Greek

• C is Latin

  and more

  like English

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LEVEL 3: THINK

Which answer below makes sense about removing C or K

from the English alphabet?

• C because it's

  confusion

• C because it

  makes spelling

  harder

• K because C can

  make both sounds

• K because it

  only makes

  one sound

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LEVEL 4: CREATE

If you had the power to change the English alphabet

and change the C and K consonants, which NEW LETTER

could replace both?

Draw a new letter that can

replace both

C and K.

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