phonetically

«phonetically» in Mova's school dictionary: In a way that matches the sounds of speech: "Spell it… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (phonetically)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that matches the sounds of speech: "Spell it phonetically" means write it the way it sounds. tree →

2) To do with the sounds of words, not their meaning. tree →

sense in the lessons

In phonics and spelling lessons, young children often spell words phonetically ("bcoz" for "because"); teachers then show the correct spelling. Reading a word phonetically means sounding it out. Some words (yacht, colonel) cannot be read phonetically.

examples

• She spelled "because" phonetically as "bcoz". tree →
• Sound the word out phonetically: c-a-t. tree →
• "Colonel" is not spelled phonetically at all. tree →
• Young children write phonetically at first. tree →
• Read the nonsense words phonetically. tree →
• Finnish is written almost exactly phonetically. tree →

note

Adverb from phonetic. Spelling: phonetic + ally (not "phoneticly"). Spelling phonetically in tests is usually marked wrong if the real spelling is different.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «phonetically» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.