Semester 1 2025 - DUE 25 March 2025; 100% TRUSTED
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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
, have been mispronouncing.
4 Marks
a) Relationship Between English Sounds (Phonemes) and
Alphabets (Graphemes) in Relation to Spelling (4 Marks)
Two Words:
1. Cat
2. Ship
Explanation: In English, phonemes (the individual sounds in
words) are represented by graphemes (the letters or letter
combinations). The relationship between phonemes and
graphemes is sometimes straightforward, but it can also be
complex due to English’s irregular spelling system.
In the word "cat," the phoneme /k/ is represented by the
grapheme "c", the phoneme /æ/ is represented by the
grapheme "a", and the phoneme /t/ is represented by the
grapheme "t".
In the word "ship," the phoneme /ʃ/ (the "sh" sound) is
represented by the graphemes "sh", the phoneme /ɪ/ is
represented by the grapheme "i", and the phoneme /p/ is
represented by the grapheme "p".
This illustrates how phonemes (sounds) are mapped to
graphemes (letters or letter combinations) in spelling, though
English has irregularities that make the mapping inconsistent in
some cases.