SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SLP PRAXIS
2026 EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Phonemic. Answer: the abstract idea of a sound. We use slash
marks ("/") to represent these sounds)
◉ Phonetic. Answer: related to concrete production of specific
sounds. We use brackets ("[ ]") to represent these productions.
◉ Phonetics. Answer: study of speech sounds in terms of physical,
physiological, and acoustic properties.
◉ Acoustic Phonetics. Answer: study of relationships btwn
articulation and acoustic signal of speech and analyzes acoustic
properties of sound waves
◉ Auditory Phonetics. Answer: study of hearing, perception, and the
brain's processing of speech
◉ Articulatory / Physiological Phonetics. Answer: study of speech
sound production; emphasis on how physiological movements of
articulators produce individual sounds
,◉ Applied Clinical Phonetics. Answer: Study of the practical
application of research in articulatory, perceptual, acoustic, and
experimental phonetics.
◉ Experimental Phonetics. Answer: analysis of speech sounds with
objective laboratory and experimental techniques
◉ Descriptive Phonetics. Answer: Study and explanation of unique
sound properties of various dialects and languages
◉ Language. Answer: a code or system of symbols used to express
concepts formed through exposure and experience.
◉ Speech. Answer: the production of language
◉ Language and Speech. Answer: verbal behaviors shaped and
maintained by social communities
◉ Phonology. Answer: scientific study of sound systems and
patterns used to create the sounds and words of langauge
◉ Phonemes. Answer: in language, the smallest distinctive sound
unit
,◉ Coda. Answer: consonant at the end of a syllable
◉ Rhyme. Answer: combination of nucleus and coda
◉ Onset. Answer: initial consonant or consonant cluster at the
beginning of syllable
◉ Nucleus. Answer: vowel or dipthong in middle of syllable
◉ Syllable. Answer: smallest phonetic unit
◉ Syllabics. Answer: consonants that carry syllables ie. /m,/ in "love
'em", /n,/ in "more n' more", /l,/ in "bottle" - the syllabic natue is
marked by diacritic /,/
◉ Syllabification. Answer: the skill of identifying the number of
syllables in words
◉ Distinctive features: Consonantal. Answer: relating to or
functioning as a consonant **The only sounds that are not
consonantal: /h/, /w/, and /j/ (these are considered semi-vowels)
, ◉ Distinctive features: Anterior. Answer: consonants articulated in
front of the mouth
◉ Distinctive features: Coronal. Answer: consonants formed with
the front flexible part of the tongue (tip of the tongue) ie. /r/, /th/,
/t/, /s/, etc.
◉ Distinctive features: Continuant. Answer: consonant formed with
complete closure of oral cavity. Continuants don't block air from
moving through the mouth, meaning that they can be sustained for
an entire breath. ie. /s/, /h/, /w/, /th/, etc/.
They are NOT: /t/, /d/, /n/, /m/, /ch/, /dg/, /k/, /g/, /ng/, /p/, /b/
◉ Distinctive features: High, Low, Back. Answer: High: /sh/, /zh/,
/j/, /ch/, /dg/, /k/, /g/, /ng/
Low: /h/
Back: /k/, /g/, /ng/
◉ Distinctive features: Strident. Answer: high-pitched, strong, voiced
frictional sound created when speaking a fricative consonant
◉ Distinctive features: Vocalic. Answer: /l/, /r/
2026 EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Phonemic. Answer: the abstract idea of a sound. We use slash
marks ("/") to represent these sounds)
◉ Phonetic. Answer: related to concrete production of specific
sounds. We use brackets ("[ ]") to represent these productions.
◉ Phonetics. Answer: study of speech sounds in terms of physical,
physiological, and acoustic properties.
◉ Acoustic Phonetics. Answer: study of relationships btwn
articulation and acoustic signal of speech and analyzes acoustic
properties of sound waves
◉ Auditory Phonetics. Answer: study of hearing, perception, and the
brain's processing of speech
◉ Articulatory / Physiological Phonetics. Answer: study of speech
sound production; emphasis on how physiological movements of
articulators produce individual sounds
,◉ Applied Clinical Phonetics. Answer: Study of the practical
application of research in articulatory, perceptual, acoustic, and
experimental phonetics.
◉ Experimental Phonetics. Answer: analysis of speech sounds with
objective laboratory and experimental techniques
◉ Descriptive Phonetics. Answer: Study and explanation of unique
sound properties of various dialects and languages
◉ Language. Answer: a code or system of symbols used to express
concepts formed through exposure and experience.
◉ Speech. Answer: the production of language
◉ Language and Speech. Answer: verbal behaviors shaped and
maintained by social communities
◉ Phonology. Answer: scientific study of sound systems and
patterns used to create the sounds and words of langauge
◉ Phonemes. Answer: in language, the smallest distinctive sound
unit
,◉ Coda. Answer: consonant at the end of a syllable
◉ Rhyme. Answer: combination of nucleus and coda
◉ Onset. Answer: initial consonant or consonant cluster at the
beginning of syllable
◉ Nucleus. Answer: vowel or dipthong in middle of syllable
◉ Syllable. Answer: smallest phonetic unit
◉ Syllabics. Answer: consonants that carry syllables ie. /m,/ in "love
'em", /n,/ in "more n' more", /l,/ in "bottle" - the syllabic natue is
marked by diacritic /,/
◉ Syllabification. Answer: the skill of identifying the number of
syllables in words
◉ Distinctive features: Consonantal. Answer: relating to or
functioning as a consonant **The only sounds that are not
consonantal: /h/, /w/, and /j/ (these are considered semi-vowels)
, ◉ Distinctive features: Anterior. Answer: consonants articulated in
front of the mouth
◉ Distinctive features: Coronal. Answer: consonants formed with
the front flexible part of the tongue (tip of the tongue) ie. /r/, /th/,
/t/, /s/, etc.
◉ Distinctive features: Continuant. Answer: consonant formed with
complete closure of oral cavity. Continuants don't block air from
moving through the mouth, meaning that they can be sustained for
an entire breath. ie. /s/, /h/, /w/, /th/, etc/.
They are NOT: /t/, /d/, /n/, /m/, /ch/, /dg/, /k/, /g/, /ng/, /p/, /b/
◉ Distinctive features: High, Low, Back. Answer: High: /sh/, /zh/,
/j/, /ch/, /dg/, /k/, /g/, /ng/
Low: /h/
Back: /k/, /g/, /ng/
◉ Distinctive features: Strident. Answer: high-pitched, strong, voiced
frictional sound created when speaking a fricative consonant
◉ Distinctive features: Vocalic. Answer: /l/, /r/
