Young Pinky is having difficulty with her pronunciation of certain words. She often asks her parents for a glass of "wadah." They understand that she wants "water," and they to gently correct her. Even though they repeat the word, emphasizing the "t" sound in the middle of the word, Pinky doesn't seem to understand what she is saying incorrectly. In this example, Pinky is struggling most with ____.
A) lexical comprehension
B) phonological awareness
C) lingual control
D) morphemic inversion

Question

Young Pinky is having difficulty with her pronunciation of certain words. She often asks her parents for a glass of "wadah." They understand that she wants "water," and they to gently correct her. Even though they repeat the word, emphasizing the "t" sound in the middle of the word, Pinky doesn't seem to understand what she is saying incorrectly. In this example, Pinky is struggling most with ____.
A) ​lexical comprehension
B) ​phonological awareness
C) ​lingual control
D) ​morphemic inversion

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Pinky is struggling with phonological awareness, which is the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in words. She is not able to discern the difference between the "d" and "t" sounds in the word "water," which is affecting her pronunciation. Lexical comprehension pertains to understanding the meaning of words, lingual control refers to the ability to form correct sentences and use grammar properly, and morphemic inversion involves rearranging word parts to create new word meanings, none of which are relevant to Pinky's difficulty.

Young Pinky Is Having Difficulty with Her Pronunciation of Certain