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

Elision

Explanation

Omission of the final consonant in a word.

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

Epenthesis

Explanation

Insertion of an extra sound within a word.

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

Assimilation

Explanation

Sounds becoming more similar to nearby sounds within a word.

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

Metathesis

Explanation

Switching the order of sounds in a word.

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

Substitution

Explanation

Replacing one sound with another within a word.

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

Elision

Explanation

Omission of sounds in a word.

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

Assimilation

Explanation

Modification of a sound to resemble a nearby sound.

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

Vowel reduction

Explanation

Reduction or loss of a vowel sound in a word.

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

Assimilation

Explanation

's' sounds changing to 'sh' before 'ch' in English.

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

Epenthesis

Explanation

't' sounds changing to glottal stop before 'n' or 'r' in English.

#11

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

Stress shift

Explanation

Moving stress from one syllable to another within a word.

#12

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

Schwa reduction

Explanation

Reducing unstressed vowels to a neutral sound in English.

#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 cluster simplification

Explanation

Merging adjacent sounds into a single new sound.

#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 harmony

Explanation

Vowel sound changing in response to a nearby sound.

Phonological Variations and Their Implications Quiz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'?

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