Pronunciation?
A grapheme is a written symbol (letter or string of letters) . One of its jobs may be to represent a sound (phoneme). What phoneme, if any, does each grapheme represent?
Note: A phoneme, like <qu>, can consist of more than one phone (sound) .
How many phonemes do you hear when you say, “quest”?
Explain what the following quote mean to you:
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
Word Quest completed! What new questions do you have?
What was surprising about the “question” investigation?
Now, share what you’ve learned, as well as your stories and ideas, with others.
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****I also recommend highly Patti Bottino-Bravo's "Fun with Phonetics" and advanced phonetics classes. Contact her for further information at speechteach28@gmail.com
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