Definition of terms

The following terms used to this study are been classified, organized and given definition for better understanding with regards to the study.

Speech. It is the vocalized form of human. It is based upon the syntactic combination oflexicals and names that are drawn from very large (usually about 10,000 different words) . Each spoken word is created out of the phonetic combination of a limited set of vowel andconsonant speech sound units. These vocabularies, the syntax which structures them and their set of speech sound units differ, creating the existence of many thousands of different types of mutually unintelligible human languages. Most human speakers are able to communicate in two or more of them,[1] hence being polyglots. The vocal abilities that enable humans to produce speech also provide humans with the ability to sing.

manner in which someone utters a word. If one is said to have "correct pronunciation", then it refers to both within a particular dialect.

Pronunciation is the way a word or a language is spoken, or the

A word can be spoken in different ways by various individuals or groups, depending on many factors, such as: the duration of the cultural exposure of their childhood, the location of their current residence, speech or voice disorders, their ethnic group, their social class, or their education.

Fourth Year Students. They were the seniors of the school. They
have been in the particular institution in the fourth year level. They are commonly called the graduating students who will leave the high school life and will enter college life.

Holy Cross of Agdao. It is a catholic Diocesan Private Institution that been

offers secondary education. Where it is located at R.Castillo St. Agdao Davao city. That the school is near at San Antonio de Padua Church. It is facilitated by TDM Sister and a Diocesan.

Hypothesis

1.) There is no significant relationship between Speech and Pronunciation among the fourth year Student of Holy Cross of Agdao?

2.) There is no significant difference between Speech and Pronunciation among the fourth year Student of Holy Cross of Agdao?