This soft and hard vowels EFL lesson employs the yin/yang symbol

Subject(s): Multi-Disciplinary, Language Arts, Other Grades(s): Grades 6-7, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-5

Title – Soft Vowels

By – John Tatum

Primary Subject – Language Arts

Grade Level – 3rd-6th

Introduction:

This lesson compares vowels to the yin/yang symbol. The soft vowels a, e, i, o, and u would be the yin vowels, and the vowels that say their name are the yang or hard vowels.

Procedure:

Repeat the soft sound of the vowels seven times to train your student’s ears.
Next give them a short quiz by writing three letter words with the middle letter left out like so:
1. b_d
2. p_n
3. l_t
4. r_n
5. s_n
6. t_p
7. b_t
8. l_p
9. p_t
10. b_t

After the students have written these on their papers, you are ready to begin the quiz. Emphasize that this is a Listening Quiz.

Say the words two times, go slow. For example:

After taking this quiz about 5-7 times, all students should get at least 8 out of 10 correct. When you have achieved mastery in your class, you can move on to more difficult sounds and words.

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This soft and hard vowels EFL lesson employs the yin/yang symbol

Subject(s): Multi-Disciplinary, Language Arts, Other Grades(s): Grades 6-7, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-5

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