III. Sound and spelling
A. Give ONE example of a phonetic word and ONE example of an unphonetic word, then explain WHY these examples are unphonetic versus phonetic.
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unphonetic word in English:
explanation:
phonetic words in English:
explanation:
In phonetic word ,there is a direct relationship between the spelling and the sound.
Example : Dad
explanation: The word "dad" being spelled the way it sounds. Hence it is phonetic.
In unphonetic word ,there is a indirect relationship between the spelling and the sound i.e. non- uniform correspondence of spelling to sound. Also in case of unphonetic words pronunciation and spelling do not match.
Example : said
explanation: According to spelling, the word said should be pronounced as *sayed*. It should rhyme with the word paid. But it doesn't. So said is an example of unphonetic word.
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