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Phonemic Awareness and Phonological Processes in Language Acquisition Quiz

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Which of the following is an example of phonemic awareness?

Recognizing that the words 'cat' and 'bat' rhyme

Explanation

Understanding and manipulating individual sounds in spoken words

What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a language?

Phoneme

Explanation

Basic unit of sound in language

What is the term for the ability to recognize and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words?

Phonological awareness

Explanation

Understanding and manipulating sounds in spoken language

Which phonological process involves the omission of a sound or sounds in a word?

Deletion

Explanation

Removing sounds from pronunciation

Which of the following is an example of phoneme isolation?

Breaking the word 'cat' into individual sounds /k/ /æ/ /t/

Explanation

Identifying and separating individual sounds in words

Which of the following phonological processes involves the addition of a vowel sound between consonants?

Epenthesis

Explanation

Adding a vowel sound between consonants in pronunciation

What phonological process occurs when a child says 'wed' instead of 'red'?

Substitution

Explanation

Replacing one sound with another in pronunciation

What is the term for the ability to understand that words are made up of individual sounds?

Phonological awareness

Explanation

Understanding the structure of spoken language

Which of the following is NOT a phonological process?

Consonant Cluster Reduction

Explanation

Not a process involving altering pronunciation

#10

Which of the following phonological processes involves changing one sound for another in a word?

Substitution

Explanation

Replacing one sound with another in pronunciation

#11

Which phonemic awareness skill involves identifying the individual sounds in a word?

Phoneme segmentation

Explanation

Breaking down words into individual sounds

#12

What is the term for the ability to manipulate phonemes in words?

Phoneme manipulation

Explanation

Changing and manipulating sounds in spoken words

#13

Which phonological process involves the reversal of sounds in a word?

Metathesis

Explanation

Rearranging sounds in pronunciation

#14

What is the term for the ability to manipulate the individual sounds in spoken words?

Phoneme manipulation

Explanation

Changing and manipulating sounds in spoken words

Phonemic Awareness and Phonological Processes in Language Acquisition Quiz

Which of the following is an example of phonemic awareness?

What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a language?

What is the term for the ability to recognize and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words?

Which phonological process involves the omission of a sound or sounds in a word?

Which of the following is an example of phoneme isolation?

Which of the following phonological processes involves the addition of a vowel sound between consonants?

What phonological process occurs when a child says 'wed' instead of 'red'?

What is the term for the ability to understand that words are made up of individual sounds?

Which of the following is NOT a phonological process?

Which of the following phonological processes involves changing one sound for another in a word?

Which phonemic awareness skill involves identifying the individual sounds in a word?

What is the term for the ability to manipulate phonemes in words?

Which phonological process involves the reversal of sounds in a word?

What is the term for the ability to manipulate the individual sounds in spoken words?

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