Tuesday, October 03, 2017

The Two G Sounds--Sesame Street

(TESOL Worksheets--Phonics, TESOL Songsheets)

Sesame St G George and G Grover


Worksheet: docs, pub

Match the words to the song:
gallop, garden, genius, gentle, giant, giraffe, golden, good guy

Grover: Hey George, what is that sound you are making?
George: Hi Grover, I'm making the sound of the next letter of the alphabet, the letter "G". Yeah, my name begins with the letter "G" and it makes that sound. G-g-george.
Grover: B-but my name begins with "G" too but it sounds like this, G-g-grover.
Grover:"G", Grover.
George: No. "G", George.
Grover: Uh-uh, "G", (1)________________.
George:No no, "G", (2)________________.
Grover: "G", (3)________________.
George: "G", (4)________________.
Grover: No, no I think this is right Georgie. "G", (5)________________.
George: And "G", (6)________________. Hey, Grover!
Grover: What, Georgie?
George: There are two "G" sounds.
Grover: I must agree. There is "G", (7)________________
George: And "G", (8)________________.
Grover: One sound for you,  And one sound for me.
Grover: "G", Grover.
George: "G", George. "G", Grover.
Grover: "G", George. "G", George.
George:"G"

Next, sort the words into two categories:
hard g sound /g/
soft g sound /dʒ/














Answers;

Grover: Hey George, what is that sound you are making?
George: Hi Grover, I'm making the sound of the next letter of the alphabet, the letter "G". Yeah, my name begins with the letter "G" and it makes that sound. G-g-george.
Grover: B-but my name begins with "G" too but it sounds like this, G-g-grover.
Grover:"G", Grover.
George: No. "G", George.
Grover: Uh-uh, "G", (1)garden.
George:No no, "G", (2)giant.
Grover: "G", (3)gallop.
George: "G", (4)giraffe.
Grover: No, no I think this is right Georgie. "G", (5)golden.
George: And "G", (6)gentle. Hey, Grover!
Grover: What, Georgie?
George: There are two "G" sounds.
Grover: I must agree. There is "G", (7)good guy
George: And "G", (8)genius.
Grover: One sound for you,  And one sound for me.
Grover: "G", Grover.
George: "G", George. "G", Grover.
Grover: "G", George. "G", George.
George:"G"

Next, sort the words into two categories:
hard g sound /g/
soft g sound /dʒ/
garden, gallop, golden, good guy
giant, giraffe, gentle, genius

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