VOICE & ARTICULATION FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025
Continuant - ANSW//A sound that is capable of being prolonged, e.g. /m/, /n/, /ng/, /o/
Plosive - ANSW//Consonant sounds that form a small explosion of air when spoken e.g. /b/, /p/,
/t/, /d/
Lateralization - ANSW//The escape of air over the sides of the tongue rather than over the tip.
Schwa - ANSW//the most common vowel in English, is a neutral sounding vowel that occurs only in
unstressed syllables.
Anaptyxis - ANSW//A linguistic error when the speaker adds an additional vowel, often the schwa
between consonants. e.g. triathlon pronounced as triathalon or chimney pronounced as
chimaney.
Metathesis - ANSW//the reversal of sounds within the same word. e.g. sibilant pronounced and
silibant, or officer pronounced a ociffer.
Cognate Pairs - ANSW//sounds that are identical in their manner of production and place of
articulation, but differ in the voicing (voiced vs. unvoiced). e.g. /p-b/, /t-d/, /k-g/, /s-z/, /f-v/
Monosyllabic - ANSW//A word composed of only one syllable
Polysyllabic - ANSW//a word composed of many syllables
Syllabic Consonants - ANSW//The consonants /l/, /m/, /n/ form syllables with out the aid of a full
vowel.
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025
Continuant - ANSW//A sound that is capable of being prolonged, e.g. /m/, /n/, /ng/, /o/
Plosive - ANSW//Consonant sounds that form a small explosion of air when spoken e.g. /b/, /p/,
/t/, /d/
Lateralization - ANSW//The escape of air over the sides of the tongue rather than over the tip.
Schwa - ANSW//the most common vowel in English, is a neutral sounding vowel that occurs only in
unstressed syllables.
Anaptyxis - ANSW//A linguistic error when the speaker adds an additional vowel, often the schwa
between consonants. e.g. triathlon pronounced as triathalon or chimney pronounced as
chimaney.
Metathesis - ANSW//the reversal of sounds within the same word. e.g. sibilant pronounced and
silibant, or officer pronounced a ociffer.
Cognate Pairs - ANSW//sounds that are identical in their manner of production and place of
articulation, but differ in the voicing (voiced vs. unvoiced). e.g. /p-b/, /t-d/, /k-g/, /s-z/, /f-v/
Monosyllabic - ANSW//A word composed of only one syllable
Polysyllabic - ANSW//a word composed of many syllables
Syllabic Consonants - ANSW//The consonants /l/, /m/, /n/ form syllables with out the aid of a full
vowel.
