Abstract
This study is about the spelling performance of phonemes /f/ and /p/ among Pashtun students. It analyzes the role of the position of the target phonemes, the role of the level of education and that of gender on the spelling performance of the students. A questionnaire of 30 words was developed and was surveyed in a sample of 64 students equally divided between male and female respondents. 16 students (8 male and 8 female) were randomly selected from SSC, Intermediate, Graduate and Post Graduate classes, and their responses were analyzed. The results show that the Pashtun students find it difficult to differentiate between /f/ and /p/; however, with an increase in the level of education of the students, the spelling performance improves. Moreover, the position of the phoneme in words has less effect on the spelling performance of the students but, gender plays a significant role, and the male students have more difficulty in spelling the target phonemes than the female students.
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