According to the material, which language has 26 graphemes representing 27 sounds, with the silent 'h' as the exception?

According to the material, which language has 26 graphemes representing 27 sounds, with the silent 'h' as the exception?

• A. English has 44 phonemes
• B. Spanish has 26 graphemes to represent 27 sounds (silent 'h' exception)
• C. French has 30 graphemes to represent 40 sounds
• D. German has 40 graphemes

Answer: (B)

Grapheme-to-phoneme mapping with a single exception. This language uses 26 written symbols that cover 27 distinct sounds, and the silent 'h' is the one exception that does not produce a sound. That means, for the most part, each letter represents a sound, but the silent letter adds an irregularity to the otherwise regular relationship between written symbols and spoken sounds. That’s why this option best matches the described description.

Grapheme-to-phoneme mapping with a single exception. This language uses 26 written symbols that cover 27 distinct sounds, and the silent 'h' is the one exception that does not produce a sound. That means, for the most part, each letter represents a sound, but the silent letter adds an irregularity to the otherwise regular relationship between written symbols and spoken sounds. That’s why this option best matches the described description.