SHS 250 Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2026/2027
Second vowel sound in donate - Answers /e/
Vowel sound in hid - Answers /ɪ/
Vowel sound in beak - Answers /i/
Vowel in had - Answers /æ/
Articulatory Description: Low, Front, Lax, and unrounded vowel. - Answers /æ/
Three aspects of vowel production are Spatial, Functional, and - Answers Temporal
A speech sound formed without a significant constriction of air flow (in the oral and pharyngeal
cavities). - Answers Vowel
An aspect of vowel production when the articulators are positioned so as not to constrict the
oral and pharyngeal cavities - Answers Spatial
Vowels usually serve as the ____________ __________ - Answers syllable nucleas
A pure vowel, a vowel of essentially unchanging phonetic quality throughout its duration -
Answers Monophthong
Characterized by constriction of the vocal tract - Answers Consonant
A vowel like sound that serves as a syllable nucleus and involves a gradual transition from one
vowel articulation to another - Answers Diphthong
First vowel sound in a diphthong is described as - Answers Onglide
In general vowels are sustained _______ _______ ______ - Answers longer than consonants.
Second vowel sound in a diphthong is described as - Answers Offglide
Single, unchanging vowel - Answers Monophthong
Another name for endpoint vowels - Answers Cardinal Vowels
Gradual transition from one vowel-like articulation to another - Answers Diphthong
A four sided figure having the corner or point vowels /i, u, a, ae*/ as its verticals - Answers
Vowel quadrilateral
smallest unit of sound that can distinguish between morphemes - Answers Phoneme
Basic dimensions of the Vowel Quadrilateral are high-low and - Answers Front-back
, Vowel ___________ occurs in unstressed syllables - Answers reduction
The vowel feature or dimension pertaining to the position of the tongue body along with the
superior-inferior aspect - Answers Tongue height
a process that converts a full vowel, typically unstressed, to the short, lax schwa - Answers
vowel reduction
/i/ (he) and /u/ (who) are examples of - Answers High vowels
In Vowel reduction Diphthongs reduce to - Answers Monophthongs
The vowels sounds in hot and hat are examples of - Answers Low vowels
First sound in a diphthong is called - Answers onglide
/i/ in He is in what corner vowel position? - Answers High-front
the second sound in a diphthong is called - Answers offglide
/æ/ in Hat is in what corner vowel position? - Answers Low-front
A vowel that is produced with rounding or protrusion (or narrowing) of the lips; (who and her). -
Answers Rounded vowel
What is the highest vowel produced in the back of the oral cavity - Answers /u/
In low tongue positions the jaw typically does what? - Answers Open
Anterior-posterior - Answers Front-back
The vowel feature or dimension pertaining to the position of the tongue body along the anterior-
posterior aspect - Answers Tongue advancement
The vowel sounds in game, fade and clay are examples of what Allophonic Variations of /e/? -
Answers Diphthong
Articulatory Description: Mid, Front, Tense and Unrounded - Answers /e/
Describes a vowel that is relatively long in duration and is assumed to be produced with a
relatively tense or active musculature of the vocal tract. - Answers Tense vowel
/i/ in Heat is a lax or tense vowel? - Answers Tense
Articulatory Desciption: High-Mid, Front, Lax, and Unrounded Vowel - Answers /I/
When used before an R the phoneme /I/ is - Answers Nasalized
The vowel sounds in see say sue saw etc.. are examples of - Answers Tense Vowels
Second vowel sound in donate - Answers /e/
Vowel sound in hid - Answers /ɪ/
Vowel sound in beak - Answers /i/
Vowel in had - Answers /æ/
Articulatory Description: Low, Front, Lax, and unrounded vowel. - Answers /æ/
Three aspects of vowel production are Spatial, Functional, and - Answers Temporal
A speech sound formed without a significant constriction of air flow (in the oral and pharyngeal
cavities). - Answers Vowel
An aspect of vowel production when the articulators are positioned so as not to constrict the
oral and pharyngeal cavities - Answers Spatial
Vowels usually serve as the ____________ __________ - Answers syllable nucleas
A pure vowel, a vowel of essentially unchanging phonetic quality throughout its duration -
Answers Monophthong
Characterized by constriction of the vocal tract - Answers Consonant
A vowel like sound that serves as a syllable nucleus and involves a gradual transition from one
vowel articulation to another - Answers Diphthong
First vowel sound in a diphthong is described as - Answers Onglide
In general vowels are sustained _______ _______ ______ - Answers longer than consonants.
Second vowel sound in a diphthong is described as - Answers Offglide
Single, unchanging vowel - Answers Monophthong
Another name for endpoint vowels - Answers Cardinal Vowels
Gradual transition from one vowel-like articulation to another - Answers Diphthong
A four sided figure having the corner or point vowels /i, u, a, ae*/ as its verticals - Answers
Vowel quadrilateral
smallest unit of sound that can distinguish between morphemes - Answers Phoneme
Basic dimensions of the Vowel Quadrilateral are high-low and - Answers Front-back
, Vowel ___________ occurs in unstressed syllables - Answers reduction
The vowel feature or dimension pertaining to the position of the tongue body along with the
superior-inferior aspect - Answers Tongue height
a process that converts a full vowel, typically unstressed, to the short, lax schwa - Answers
vowel reduction
/i/ (he) and /u/ (who) are examples of - Answers High vowels
In Vowel reduction Diphthongs reduce to - Answers Monophthongs
The vowels sounds in hot and hat are examples of - Answers Low vowels
First sound in a diphthong is called - Answers onglide
/i/ in He is in what corner vowel position? - Answers High-front
the second sound in a diphthong is called - Answers offglide
/æ/ in Hat is in what corner vowel position? - Answers Low-front
A vowel that is produced with rounding or protrusion (or narrowing) of the lips; (who and her). -
Answers Rounded vowel
What is the highest vowel produced in the back of the oral cavity - Answers /u/
In low tongue positions the jaw typically does what? - Answers Open
Anterior-posterior - Answers Front-back
The vowel feature or dimension pertaining to the position of the tongue body along the anterior-
posterior aspect - Answers Tongue advancement
The vowel sounds in game, fade and clay are examples of what Allophonic Variations of /e/? -
Answers Diphthong
Articulatory Description: Mid, Front, Tense and Unrounded - Answers /e/
Describes a vowel that is relatively long in duration and is assumed to be produced with a
relatively tense or active musculature of the vocal tract. - Answers Tense vowel
/i/ in Heat is a lax or tense vowel? - Answers Tense
Articulatory Desciption: High-Mid, Front, Lax, and Unrounded Vowel - Answers /I/
When used before an R the phoneme /I/ is - Answers Nasalized
The vowel sounds in see say sue saw etc.. are examples of - Answers Tense Vowels
