Spelling and pronunciation

3 important questions on Spelling and pronunciation

What is Phonological Interference?

A natural tendency to translate a foreign sounds into the sounds of the native language. For example the word very is pronounced as fery

The lax vowels are usually short and and don't change their quality. I.e. They are monophthongs.

/I/ tin
/pʊl/ pull
/e/ shell
/æ/ ban
/ʌ / fun
/ɒ / dock

What is spelling pronunciation?

A pronunciation that is based on the spelling of a word.

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