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Long and short vowel contrasts

/u: / /u/                            Ʒ:                                        /Ʌ/ pool               good                        first                                      cut screw             cook,                      purse                                    come blue                put                         earn,                                   blood, shoes            push                        thirsty                                […]

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Long and short vowel contrasts

Speech Work – Long and Short vowel contrasts /I:/and /i/; /a:/ / and  Comprehension/Vocabulary Vocabulary Development: Adjectives of Colour and Sound NOSEC […]

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Composition

Formal Letters Formal letters cover various types of official letters, such as: Application letters. Letters to Editors of newspapers and […]

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Composition

Formal Letters Formal letters cover various types of official letters, such as: Application letters. Letters to Editors of newspapers and […]

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Words associated with value judgement

Chief Taiwo’s family is a hospitable one. The wife is very caring. Chief Taiwo himself is benevolent and kind-hearted. His […]

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How to write articles in english

An article is written for publication in a school magazine, foreign or local magazine, a newspaper, national or local journal […]

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Consonant contrast

To pronounce /s/, the tip of the tongue is raised towards the root/ridge of the front teeth. The sides of […]

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Types of poetry

Traditional Poem: This is a poem which has its root from the indigenous and oral poem which is often chanted. […]

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Verb derivations

Some suffixes help us turn some words into verbs. Now, study the following: Suffix   Original Word    Verb -ify       beauty   beautify […]

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Diphthongs

Diphthong is a Greek word which means “double sound”. The articulation of diphthongs involves a glide from one vowel quality […]