XI.
Final s.
Add s to all the words in Word Lists Nos. I and II, where its use will form a word.
Write the simple form of the word on the blackboard and have it pronounced. Write it again with the s added, and have it pronounced a second time.
Ex.:
| sing | sing s | |
| ring | ring s | |
| run | run s | |
| tree | tree s | |
| see | see s |
It will be found helpful to have a card seven by nine inches, with an s written upon it. Hold this beside the words in the phonic lists and have both the simple and the s forms pronounced. Train the children to observe quickly and to be mentally alert.
XII.
t, initial; final; medial.
1. Initial t—the first sound heard in top, tell.