What are spoken words?

Spoken words are sounds we make with our mouths to share ideas and tell stories.

Bold words are important because they help us remember what each part does. When you talk, your mouth makes sounds, and those sounds go into the air, like when you blow on a pinwheel, and it spins around.

How spoken words work

Imagine you're playing with building blocks. Each block is a word. When you stack them together, you make sentences, just like how you stack blocks to build a tower.

When you say "hello," your mouth makes certain sounds that other people can hear and understand. It's like passing a message in a bottle across the room, instead of writing it down, you send it through the air with your voice.

Why we use spoken words

Spoken words help us talk to each other every day. They’re like a special kind of language that lives in our voices. You can say "I want juice" and someone else knows exactly what you mean, just like when you point at something and say its name.

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Examples

  1. A child says 'mama' to show love and connection.
  2. A teacher explains a lesson using spoken words.
  3. Friends talk about their day over lunch.

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