Italian Beginners · Term 1 Week 2B · Lesson 6
The alphabet: Come si scrive?
Draft for the class teacher to check.
By the end of this lesson you can
- Say the letters of the alphabet
- Spell your name
- Read c, g, ch, gh, gli, gn and sc correctly
Hear the words
Tap ▶, listen, then say it.
aa
bib
cic
did
ee
effef
gig
accah
ii
ellel
emmem
ennen
oo
pip
cuq
errer
esses
tit
uu
vuv
zetaz
i lungaj
cappak
doppia vuw
icsx
ipsilony
Say it in a sentence
Say the Italian first, then open the meaning.
Come si scrive?
How do you spell it?
Si scrive elle, u, ci, a.
It is spelt L, U, C, A.
Doppia esse.
Double S.
Grammar: Sound rules and double letters
The letters c and g change their sound before i and e.
An h after c or g keeps the sound hard. A double letter is held longer, and it can change the meaning: pala (shovel), palla (ball).
| ca · co · cu · chi · che | k | casa, chiave |
| ci · ce | ch (church) | ciao, cena |
| ga · go · gu · ghi · ghe | g (get) | gatto, spaghetti |
| gi · ge | j (jet) | gelato, giorno |
Ciao, ci vediamo a cena. Hi, see you at dinner.
Che bella chiesa! What a beautiful church!
91Grammar practice: which spelling?
On your own
Work through these with headphones while the other group is with the teacher. Your typing saves on this device.
1Hear the spelling, write the name
Play the spelling and type the name.
2How does it sound?
Exit ticket
Spell your first name in Italian.
How do you say W?
Read aloud: ciao, chiave, gelato.