a) Final letter with Dots 4-6 
b) Final letter with Dots 5-6

In this unit, the lesson covers usage of the braille sign of the final letter of specific words in combination with dots 4-6 or 5-6 to abbreviate that word. 

This unit is divided into two lesson sections:
Section ‘a’ deals with cases where the final letter is combined with dots 4-6 and section ‘b’ deals with the combination of the final letter with dots 5-6 to get a specific word.

a ) Final letter with Dots 4-6

Example: ount. 
Here ‘ount’ is the final letter. For writing the word ‘ount’, which is part of  a word like ‘amount’ or ‘count’, we use a contraction for the word ‘ount’. The word amount is written as a/m/ount -> contracted word ⠁⠍⠨⠞.

To explain the above example, Dots 4-6 are used as the prefix in the first cell and ‘t’ is used in the second cell to form the word ‘amount’. The word ‘amount’ has 6 letters, but it is contracted to 2 letters in Braille.

The following table contains final letter contractions with dots 4-6.

ance⠨⠑(dots 4-6) e
ound⠨⠙(dots 4-6) d
less⠨⠎(dots 4-6) s
sion⠨⠝(dots 4-6) n
ount⠨⠞(dots 4-6) t

Example:

a/r/ound – ‘ound’ is the final letter of the word ‘around’. 
around –

a/m/ount – ‘ount’ is letter of the word ‘amount’
amount –

Rule
These dots 4-6 with final letter configurations are used in the beginning, middle and end of a word. 

Exercise
Identify the final letter of the word preceded by dots 4-6.

financefoundersurroundconfoundendless
⠋⠔⠨⠑⠋⠨⠙⠻⠎⠥⠗⠗⠨⠙⠒⠋⠨⠙⠢⠙⠨⠎
carelessversionoccasionalcountyfountain
⠉⠜⠑⠨⠎⠧⠻⠨⠝⠕⠒⠁⠨⠝⠁⠇⠉⠨⠞⠽⠋⠨⠞⠁⠔

b) Final letter with dots 5-6

Final letter with dots 5-6 also follows the same procedure as final letter with dots 4-6; i.e., dots 5-6 are prefixed to the braille sign of the final letter of specific words to contract those words.

These dots 5-6 with final letter configurations are used at the end of a word.
The following table contains the final letter contractions with dots 5-6.

ence⠰⠑(dots 5-6) e
ong⠰⠛(dots 5-6) g
ful⠰⠇(dots 5-6) l
tion⠰⠝(dots 5-6) n
ness⠰⠎(dots 5-6) s
ment⠰⠞(dots 5-6) t
ity⠰⠽(dots 5-6) y

Exercise
Read the following words and find the final letter with dot 5-6 combinations.

hencesentencesilenceabsencescience
amongsongsstrongwronglonger
usefulawfullyharmfulcarefullywasteful
actionmotionoptionalfractionnation
kindnessfitnessonenesssadnessillnesses
momentcementtormentsgarmentscommenting
unitypitycavityrealitynationality

Interactive Assessment

a) Final letter with Dots 4-6

Interactive Assessment

b) Final letter with Dots 5-6

Worksheet –a) Final letter with Dots 4-6  – b) Final letter with Dots 5-6

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Resource Document – a) Final letter with Dots 4-6 – b) Final letter with Dots 5-6

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