Phonological Processes Quiz

Which phonological process involves dropping unstressed syllables in words?

• Reduplication

• Weak Syllable Deletion

• Final Consonant Deletion

• Cluster Reduction

What does reduplication involve?

• Substituting sounds produced farther forward in the mouth for those produced farther back

• Repeating a whole syllable within a word

• Simplifying consonant clusters

• Replacing liquid sounds with glide sounds

Which process simplifies consonant clusters?

• Stopping

• Gliding

• Cluster Reduction

• Fronting

Which process involves substituting sounds produced farther forward in the mouth for those produced farther back?

• Gliding

• Final Consonant Deletion

• Fronting

• Deaffrication

What does deaffrication involve?

• Repeating a whole syllable within a word

• Substituting an affricate sound with a fricative sound

• Simplifying consonant clusters

• Replacing liquid sounds with glide sounds

Which phonological process involves replacing liquid sounds like /l/ and /r/ with glide sounds /w/ and /j/?

• Reduplication

• Gliding

• Weak Syllable Deletion

• Final Consonant Deletion

What is stopping in phonology?

• Replacing an affricate sound with a fricative sound

• Dropping unstressed syllables in words

• Omitting the final consonant sound in a word

• Replacing plosive or stop sounds with fricatives or affricates

In which process are final consonant sounds omitted in a word?

• Stopping

• Weak Syllable Deletion

• Final Consonant Deletion

• Deaffrication

What is vowel reduction in fast speech?

 

• Pronouncing vowels more clearly than usual 

• Simplifying certain sounds, often reducing full vowels to a neutral sound 

• Adding emphasis to consonants 

• None of the above 

Which of the following terms refers to forms with full vowels in fast speech?

 

• Weak forms

•  Strong forms 

• UnStressed forms 

• Stressed forms