SHS 250 Study Guide Exam 3#1 Questions with correct
answers
primary source of airflow for speech - ✔✔lungs
a vertical tube that connects the lungs to the larynx - ✔✔trachea
above the trachea, also known as the "voice box" - ✔✔larynx
the cavity of resonating space that shapes sound - ✔✔pharynx
the largest visible cavity containing the major articulators - ✔✔oral cavity
the tip, blade, front, and back are sections of the... - ✔✔tongue
the ridge behind the upper front teeth - ✔✔alveolar ridge
palate forming the roof of the mouth - ✔✔hard palate
near the back, also known as velum is the... - ✔✔soft palate
movable structures that shape sounds - ✔✔lips
air enters this space for nasal sounds - ✔✔nasal cavity
, power source - ✔✔respiration
sound source - ✔✔phonation
tone shaping - ✔✔resonance
speech sound formation - ✔✔articulation
the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish between morphemes -
✔✔phoneme
the smallest unit of meaning in a language - ✔✔morpheme
when a vowel becomes less distinct, shorter, and more centralized - ✔✔vowel
reduction
single vowel sound that involves a glide for one vowel quality to another within
the same syllable - ✔✔diphthong
when a diphthong is simplified into a single, steady vowel sound a monophthong -
✔✔monophthongization in dialects
different variations of the same phoneme that do not change the meaning of a
word - ✔✔allophones
answers
primary source of airflow for speech - ✔✔lungs
a vertical tube that connects the lungs to the larynx - ✔✔trachea
above the trachea, also known as the "voice box" - ✔✔larynx
the cavity of resonating space that shapes sound - ✔✔pharynx
the largest visible cavity containing the major articulators - ✔✔oral cavity
the tip, blade, front, and back are sections of the... - ✔✔tongue
the ridge behind the upper front teeth - ✔✔alveolar ridge
palate forming the roof of the mouth - ✔✔hard palate
near the back, also known as velum is the... - ✔✔soft palate
movable structures that shape sounds - ✔✔lips
air enters this space for nasal sounds - ✔✔nasal cavity
, power source - ✔✔respiration
sound source - ✔✔phonation
tone shaping - ✔✔resonance
speech sound formation - ✔✔articulation
the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish between morphemes -
✔✔phoneme
the smallest unit of meaning in a language - ✔✔morpheme
when a vowel becomes less distinct, shorter, and more centralized - ✔✔vowel
reduction
single vowel sound that involves a glide for one vowel quality to another within
the same syllable - ✔✔diphthong
when a diphthong is simplified into a single, steady vowel sound a monophthong -
✔✔monophthongization in dialects
different variations of the same phoneme that do not change the meaning of a
word - ✔✔allophones
