Consonants are the letters of English alphabets that enunciate a speech sound by obstructing the airflow at one or more points completely or partially. In English alphabets, the letters a, e, I, o, u are known as vowels and the remaining ones are termed as consonants. The speech sounds produced by the vowels experienced no […]

In the English language, the classification of consonants is done based on various factors. Usually, consonants cause some constriction in the vocal tract that causes obstructed airflow. Consonants are described as voiced as well as voiceless. Let us talk about labiodental fricative consonant sounds, that as the name indicates, comes under the category of voiced

You must have heard the word Phonetics in your English language classes. This concept might have even sounded a bit complicated and confusing to you. Not to worry! We will help you understand this concept without difficulty. Phonetics is simply the study of human sounds. How we speak, how someone listens to us, and how

Phonological processes relate to phonology science that is attached to linguistics science. Phonology is a study that observes how the sounds of a particular language change. As an example, in English, we know that there are 5 vowels and 21 consonants letters.  However, the articulation sound of those letters when they are placed in a

What comes to your mind when you first read “language sounds”? Maybe songs or your music teacher. But language sounds are not just about songs that we hear or sing. The language sounds also include all the sounds we produce while speaking. And, our ability to identify and understand various sounds in spoken words is

Interactive writing is a collaborative way of teaching / learning where teacher and learners work together to compose and write texts. Not only do they share their decisions on what to write, they also share the work written by authors. The teacher uses participatory writing time to demonstrate reading and writing strategies as she engages

We know that Genetics is the study of how genes are inherited. A feature is defined as a difference in the physical appearance of a benefit factor. It seeks to understand how traits are passed on from one generation to the next. However, Heredity refers the genetic inheritance passed on to us by our birth

We know that a Circle is a set of all points in a plane at a given distance from a given point in the plane. But there are some terms related to circle like arc, radius, diameter etc. which describe its properties. Circle Vocabulary Words in English Let’s have a look at common words related

Spelling is a set of convention that control how you use graphemes to represent the language in the way it is written. In other words, the spelling is the rendering of the phonetic sound (phoneme) in writing (grapheme). There are 4 types of spelling information: 1. Sound Information The sound of Sound Waves creates a

Learning new words and having the perfect one for every situation is so much fun. You can flaunt them while conversing with your friends or while giving answers in class. This stock of words in your mind is called Vocabulary, and here we are going to discuss its four types. 1. Listening Vocabulary You have