A spoken word is made of sounds, while a written word is made of letters. The letter name and its usual sound are different: the name of m is ‘em’, but its common sound in ‘map’ is /m/. Hear the sounds in ‘sun’ as /s/ /ʌ/ /n/, then blend them into the whole word. Some spellings represent more than one sound, so learn small, useful groups rather than assuming every letter always sounds the same.
Look at the word while listening. Point to the letters in order, blend the sounds and say the word naturally. When writing, say the word, notice its sounds and choose the letters you know. Handwriting should be clear enough to read, with a comfortable grip and spaces between words. Learning to decode a new word is more helpful than guessing only from its picture.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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is; am. One possible extra sentence spoken as Mala: I live in Galle. Other sensible sentences are possible.
පිළිතුරු is සහ am ය; අමතර වාක්යයට ගැළපෙන වෙනත් පිළිතුරුද තිබිය හැකිය.
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‘I am’ introduces something about the speaker. ‘I am Nethmi’ gives a name; ‘I am eight’ gives an age. ‘I’m’ is the shortened form of ‘I am’. In early writing, the full form makes the two words easy to see. ‘My name is …’ is another useful way to introduce yourself, and the name begins with a capital letter.
A friendly introduction can have three sentences: a name, an age and a place or preference. Each sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. Say the introduction before writing it so the meaning is clear. We write the pronoun I as a capital letter even in the middle of a sentence. Use first names and safe general information rather than sharing private contact details online.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Nila reads a book. / I like rice. Each starts with a capital and ends with a full stop.
වාක්ය දෙකම ලොකු අකුරකින් ඇරඹී තිතකින් අවසන් වේ.
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A simple sentence tells a complete idea. ‘The dog runs’ names who or what the sentence is about and tells an action. ‘A red’ does not finish the idea because the listener still needs to know what is red. In writing, a capital letter marks the beginning, a full stop marks the end and spaces make the words easier to read.
Read a short sentence aloud and listen for its meaning. ‘Mala has a bag’ tells us something about Mala. The name Mala begins with a capital letter because it names a particular person. If a line has two different ideas, it may need two sentences. At this level, a clear short sentence is better than a long line with no stops. Check meaning first, then capital letters, spaces and the final full stop.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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