Phonological Variations and Their Implications Quiz

Test your knowledge on phonological processes such as assimilation, elision, and epenthesis with this comprehensive quiz.

#1

What term describes the phenomenon where a speaker drops the final consonant in a word, such as saying 'goi' instead of 'going'?

Elision
Assimilation
Epenthesis
Reduction
#2

Which of the following phonological processes involves the insertion of an additional sound in a word, such as saying 'hammock' as 'ham-brock'?

Epenthesis
Assimilation
Metathesis
Elision
#3

In phonology, what is the term for the process where sounds become more similar to neighboring sounds in a word?

Elision
Metathesis
Assimilation
Epenthesis
#4

Which of the following describes the process of switching the order of sounds within a word, such as 'aks' for 'ask'?

Elision
Assimilation
Metathesis
Epenthesis
#5

Which phonological process involves the substitution of one sound for another in a word, like 'wabbit' for 'rabbit'?

Epenthesis
Metathesis
Assimilation
Substitution
#6

What term refers to the omission of sounds in a word, like saying 'goin' instead of 'going'?

Metathesis
Elision
Assimilation
Substitution
#7

Which phonological process involves the modification of a sound to become more like a neighboring sound, such as 'ninsh' for 'mince'?

Assimilation
Metathesis
Elision
Substitution
#8

Which term refers to the reduction or loss of a vowel sound, like saying 'prob'ly' for 'probably'?

Vowel deletion
Vowel reduction
Vowel substitution
Vowel assimilation
#9

In English, which phonological process commonly occurs when 's' sounds become 'sh' before 'ch', as in 'fishtank' pronounced as 'fish-tank'?

Assimilation
Epenthesis
Elision
Metathesis
#10

In English, which phonological process typically occurs when 't' sounds become 'ʔ' (glottal stop) before 'n' or 'r', as in 'button' pronounced as 'buʔn'?

Metathesis
Elision
Assimilation
Epenthesis
#11

Which phonological process involves the shifting of stress from one syllable to another within a word, like 'reCORD' instead of 'REcord'?

Metathesis
Epenthesis
Assimilation
Stress shift
#12

In English, what process causes the reduction of unstressed vowels to a neutral sound, like 'ə' in 'about'?

Elision
Schwa reduction
Metathesis
Epenthesis
#13

What is the term for the process of merging two adjacent sounds into a single new sound, such as 'gonna' for 'going to'?

Consonant deletion
Consonant reduction
Consonant cluster simplification
Consonant assimilation
#14

Which phonological process involves the change of a vowel sound in response to a nearby sound, like the vowel 'i' in 'bit' becoming 'ɪ' before 't'?

Vowel reduction
Vowel deletion
Vowel assimilation
Vowel harmony

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