Answer to Question #298121 in English for Thobzin

Question

Read the instruction for the each question and respond accordingly.

3.1Give three examples to illustrate the arbitrariness in spelling and pronunciation in the English language.

N.B you should not use words in 3.2.

3.2Set A=that,thumb,thrash,then,three,thy.

Set B=thing, though,them,there,thread,this,regroup/rearrange the words into two sets of words that Shara the same pronounciation.

Write the phonetic symbol that each set of words share.

3.3it is a proven observation that some words in the English language are usually mispronounced by second language (L2) speakers.study the following words and then explain the difficulty in pronounciation that L2 speakers encounter.in your explanation shown clearly the standard and non standard pronounciation.you are free to use the phonetic/phonemic transcriptions of the words to help you with the explanation.

Duvet

Management

Parking

Answer 1

3.1 should, share, shine, shrine, shrink, shrimp, shoulder,shall, shallow, shape.

Duvet, problem is where the silent t is pronounced

Parking, this word letter r is silent

Management, this word letter e is silent