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,ENG1514 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 25 March 2025; 100% correct
solutions and explanations
Knowledge-Based Questions
Phonemic Awareness
Read pages 96 to 98 of 2025 Study Guide (Tutorial 501) and
Chapter 12 of any edition (2013-2025) of the prescribed text
Wyse and et al, critically and reflectively in order to answer the
following Questions. Chapter 12 of the 2013 edition has been
provided on the module site and with this assignment for those
who do not have the textbook. 1.
a) Use two words to explain the relationship between English
sounds (phonemes) and alphabets (graphemes) in relation
to spelling. 4 Marks (2
marks for two correct words and 2 marks for plausible
explanation.)
b) Explain how phonemic awareness influences the
pronunciation of words in
English.
2 Marks
c) From your knowledge of phonemic awareness after reading
Chapter 12 of any edition of the prescribed text above and
pages 96 to 98 of 2025 Study Guide,
give two words that you have learned to spell correctly and
two words that you
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, have been mispronouncing.
4 Marks
Knowledge-Based Questions
Phonemic Awareness
1.**
a) Relationship: Inconsistent, Unpredictable
Explanation: English has an inconsistent and unpredictable
relationship between phonemes (sounds) and graphemes
(letters). One phoneme can be represented by multiple
graphemes (e.g., the /k/ sound in cat, kite, check), and one
grapheme can represent multiple phonemes (e.g., the letter
a in cat, father, ate). This makes spelling in English
challenging because knowing the sound of a word doesn’t
always reliably tell you how to spell it, and vice versa.
b) Influence: Phonemic awareness directly influences
pronunciation by enabling learners to correctly associate
sounds with letters or letter combinations. When you
understand the phonemic structure of a word, you are more
likely to pronounce it accurately, as you can blend the
individual sounds together appropriately.
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,ENG1514 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 25 March 2025; 100% correct
solutions and explanations
Knowledge-Based Questions
Phonemic Awareness
Read pages 96 to 98 of 2025 Study Guide (Tutorial 501) and
Chapter 12 of any edition (2013-2025) of the prescribed text
Wyse and et al, critically and reflectively in order to answer the
following Questions. Chapter 12 of the 2013 edition has been
provided on the module site and with this assignment for those
who do not have the textbook. 1.
a) Use two words to explain the relationship between English
sounds (phonemes) and alphabets (graphemes) in relation
to spelling. 4 Marks (2
marks for two correct words and 2 marks for plausible
explanation.)
b) Explain how phonemic awareness influences the
pronunciation of words in
English.
2 Marks
c) From your knowledge of phonemic awareness after reading
Chapter 12 of any edition of the prescribed text above and
pages 96 to 98 of 2025 Study Guide,
give two words that you have learned to spell correctly and
two words that you
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, have been mispronouncing.
4 Marks
Knowledge-Based Questions
Phonemic Awareness
1.**
a) Relationship: Inconsistent, Unpredictable
Explanation: English has an inconsistent and unpredictable
relationship between phonemes (sounds) and graphemes
(letters). One phoneme can be represented by multiple
graphemes (e.g., the /k/ sound in cat, kite, check), and one
grapheme can represent multiple phonemes (e.g., the letter
a in cat, father, ate). This makes spelling in English
challenging because knowing the sound of a word doesn’t
always reliably tell you how to spell it, and vice versa.
b) Influence: Phonemic awareness directly influences
pronunciation by enabling learners to correctly associate
sounds with letters or letter combinations. When you
understand the phonemic structure of a word, you are more
likely to pronounce it accurately, as you can blend the
individual sounds together appropriately.
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