Dog and donkey
Beth finds out that the words 'dog' and 'donkey' start with the same letter and the same sound.
Beth and her Dad are out walking down a street. Kim appears with her dog.
BETH: Dad look, there’s Kim!
BETH'S DAD: So it is! Hi there Kim.
Kim walks up to greet them.
KIM: Hi there!
BETH'S DAD: Who’s this you’ve got with you?
KIM: This is my dog Scruffles! I’m taking him for a walk, but I need to get home for my dinner! See you tomorrow Beth!
Scruffles jumps up on Beth before circling back to sit at Kim's feet.
BETH: Bye Kim. Bye Scruffles.
BETH'S DAD: Wasn’t that nice Beth. And Scruffles is such a lovely dog. Tell me this Beth, can you think of any other words that start with a ’deh’ sound?
BETH: Hmmm. Well dog starts with a ’d’ sound. That must means it starts with the letter ’D’.
BETH'S DAD: Very good Beth.
BETH: Hmm, well not ’cat’. It starts with a ’ceh’ sound, and not ’pig’. It starts with ’peh’ sound. What about… duck!
BETH'S DAD: Well done Beth! That’s right. Dog and duck both start with the ’deh’ sound. Do you remember what soundthat is?
BETH: I sure do… it’s a D!
BETH'S DAD: Good job Beth.
BETH: Yay! Seeing as I’m so smart, maybe as a reward WE could get a dog?
BETH'S DAD: Nice try Beth! But, seeing as you’re so smart maybe you can tell me how many claps you can hear in the word dog?
BETH: Hmmmm. I think it’s just the one clap, Dad. Dog.
As Beth says the word out loud, she does one clap.
BETH'S DAD: Brilliant Beth, I knew you would get it. Now how about… donkey, how many claps are in that?
Beth looks daunted. They walk on into the distance together.
NARRATOR: Do you know how many claps are in the word donkey?
End.