Category English Language Lesson Notes For All Classes

/I/ – this sort vowel has various spelling symbols like e, I, u, ay, ey, y, ui, ie, a,ia e.g. market, manage, quick, Friday, village, holy, symbol / I: / – This vowel is longer in length than vowel /I/…

Elements of Composition Elements of composition are the features or characteristics that make up the composition; they are divided into 3 parts which are: (i) The introduction (ii) The body (iii) The conclusion Introduction: is the opening paragraph or the…

Members of the family Nephew- A son of your brother or sister Niece-A daughter of one’s brother or sister (or brother-in-law, or sister-in-law) Cousin-the child of your aunt or uncle, (first cousin, full cousin) (cousin brother (male cousin) female cousin)…

A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun. Underline the pronouns in these sentences. John is a boy He is in the class Nike is a girl She is at home They are brother and sisters…

What is an essay? An essay is a written composition of moderate length explaining   a particular issue or subject matter. In writing an essay, we must consider the following types of essays which are  : (a) Narrative essay (b) Descriptive…

All the parts of speech are: Noun (2) pronoun                        (3) verbs                              (4)adjective (5) adverb   (6) preposition  (7) conjunction   We shall consider each one, under our grammar lesson Noun- A noun is a naming word. Nouns are…

Speech involves language sounds which are associated with meaningful sounds that come out of the mouth (human mouth) and they are known as speech sounds. What is articulation? Articulation is the movement of the vocal organs to produce speech sounds…

Tense is the change which takes place in the structure (i.e form) of the verb to show time. The Simple present tense: It is used to show an action that occurs always or an occupation. Examples: I eat beans everyday…

COMPOSITION: elements of composition: pre-writing, writing, edition, body and conclusion. Pre – writing (Introduction): An essay should introduction. Introduction helps to provide enough information for the proper understanding of the body or middle of the essay. An introduction should show…

Identification of words that points to writer’s intention on contemporary issue like corruption. The writer intention pointing to the contemporary issue on corruption according to the passage. Bulgar proofing Fright Harmful object Crackled Trod Outwit Accidentally   VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT WORDS…

The /l∂/ sound e.g. /ear, clear, hear). The articulation of this diphthong involves a gliding movement of the tongue towards the centre as illustrated in the following vowel chart. If you pronounce the word ‘here’ the shape of the lips…

Reading to understand the writer’s purpose. Content: comprehension is a process of reading, understanding and explaining what is written in a passage. For every comprehension exercise, there must be a passage to be read. The purpose of comprehension exercise is…

TRANSITIVE: A transitive verb has an object. In other words, the action of the verb is transferred from the subject to the object. Example (i) Ayo shouted at his wife  -obj. (ii) Olu wrote a letter – obj. (iii) Mr…

As we already know, there are forty-four speech sounds on English. While twenty of them is vowels, the remaining twenty four are consonants. A consonant is produced with the flow if air from the lungs is in erupted somewhere in…

Adverbs of Reasons and Adverbs of cause Adverbs of Reasons = Adverbs of Cause: These adverbs express the reason for or a purpose of an action. Examples: Krishna was hence neglected by the teachers. She thus opened the door applying…

Writers use the descriptive essay to create a vivid picture of a person, place, or thing. Unlike a narrative essay, which reveals meaning through a personal story, the purpose of a descriptive essay is to reveal the meaning of a…

What are idioms? Definition An idiom (also called idiomatic expression) is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers. This meaning is different from the literal meaning of the idiom individual elements. In…

What is an Argumentative Essay? Argument essays seek to state a position on an issue and give several reasons, supported by evidence, for agreeing with that position. Argument essay topics can be found everywhere. Check the headlines of a newspaper,…

Adverbs of Manner What is an adverb of manner? Adverbs of manner describe how something happens. For example, it is possible to walk or run at different speeds. The words used to describe walking or running at different speeds (quickly…

As we already know, there are forty-four speech sounds on English. While twenty of them is vowels, the remaining twenty four are consonants. A consonant is produced with the flow if air from the lungs is in erupted somewhere in…