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Alphabetic Cheerleaders!
An activity for Students learning English Grammar
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Scope and Sequence
• Beginning students will identify whether the word a or the word an would best fill the blank.
• Intermediate students will identify words from their weekly word list that start with each letter.
• Advanced students will insert a clip art picture that begins with each letter in place of the lily pad.
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We are often told
• … to use an before a word that starts with a vowel.
• … to use a before a word that starts with a consonant.
• But, what about the letters in a cheerleading contest?
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Give me __ A!
Give me an
A!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ B!
Give me a B!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ C!
Give me a C!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ D!
Give me a D!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ E!
Give me an E!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ F!
Give me an F!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ G!
Give me a G!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ H!
Give me an H!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ I!
Give me an I!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ J!
Give me a J!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ K!
Give me a K!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ L!
Give me an L!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ M!
Give me an M!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ N!
Give me an N!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ O!
Give me an O!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ P!
Give me a P!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ Q!
Give me a Q!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ R!
Give me an R!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ S!
Give me an S!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ T!
Give me a T!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ U!
Give me a U!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ V!
Give me a V!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ W!
Give me a W!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ X!
Give me an X!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ Y!
Give me a Y!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Give me __ Z!
Give me a Z!
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
What is the rule?
• How can you tell?• When do we use a and when do
we use an before a letter?• We follow the rules of phonics.
Listen to the sound that the name of the letter makes.
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move forward or backward in the presentation.
Consonant sounds
• If the name of the letter starts with a consonant sound then use a.
• Type all of the letters whose names begin with a consonant sound:
B C D G J K P Q T U V W Y Z
Vowel sounds
• If the name of the letter starts with a vowel sound then use an.
• Type all of the letters whose names begin with a vowel sound:
A E F H I L M N O R S X
Let’s hear a cheer
for Little QWERTY!
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Give me a Q!
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Give me a W!
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Give me an E!
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Give me an R!
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Give me a T!
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Give me a Y!
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What does it spell?
Go–o–o QWERTY!