CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many phonemes are in the word speed?
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Traditional IPA: spiːd. 1 syllable: “SPEED"

Detailed explanation-2: -Use The Thumb Rule This is a very simple rule to count phonemes in a word. All you have to do is to select a word that you would be counting phonemes of. Then start pronouncing the word. Each time there is a movement inside your mouth, count it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Quadgraph – A quadgraph is a four-letter grapheme that represents one phoneme/sound. For example, the ‘eigh’ representing the /ay/ sound in the word eight is a quadgraph.

Detailed explanation-4: -Despite there being just 26 letters in the English language there are approximately 44 unique sounds, also known as phonemes. The 44 sounds help distinguish one word or meaning from another.

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