Phonological Development Quiz

What are the earliest consonants children tend to master?

• /s/ and /z/

• /m/ and /n/

• /t/ and /d/

• /k/ and /g/

How do Children tend to learn different vowels and consonants?

• The same speed

• Different speeds

• Very fast speeds

• Very slow speeds

By what age have most children typically mastered most consonants?

• Two years old

• Four years old

• Six or seven years old

• Ten years old

Which consonants do children tend to master first? Pick all that apply:

• Plosive like /p/ and /b/

• Fricatives like /th/ and /s/

• nasals like /m/ and /n/

• Apromximants like /dz/ (j) and /w/

Which of the following is a fricative phoneme?

• /s/

• /b/

• /d/

• /g/

Which group of phonemes is typically developed last?

• m b y n w p h

• sh th z l r zh

• t ng k g f v ch j

Which of the following is a Late 8 phoneme?

• b

• g

• th

• p

What is the process called when an extra vowel sound is added to create a CVCV structure?

• Deletion

• Addition

• Substitution

• Assimilation

In phonology, what does the process of deletion involve?

• Adding an extra vowel

• Repeating sounds

• Leaving out the last consonant

• Swapping sounds

What happens in consonant cluster reduction?

• Sounds are repeated

• Consonant clusters are reduced to smaller units

• Vowels are added

• Syllables are deleted