SHS 465 - EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
1. Phonotactic Probability-CORRECT ANSWER- The likelihood of phonemes appearing together
and/or in certain locations in
words
2. Early syllable shapes-CORRECT ANSWER- CV
V
CVC
CVCV
CVCVC
3. Phonological Processes-CORRECT ANSWER- Systematic strategies children use to
accommodate complex words into their
phonetic repertoire.
4. Salience-CORRECT ANSWER- The use of preferred speech sounds and syllables.
5. Protoword-CORRECT ANSWER- Word that the child uses with their own meaning rather than
the meaning of the adult.
6. Transition Phenomena-CORRECT ANSWER- Characteristics of child speech as they progress
from babbling to real words.
7. Presyntactic Forms-CORRECT ANSWER- Brief, unstressed phonetic material around lexical
items.
8. Give two ways that children's words become more complex over time-CORRECT ANSWER- 1 -
the
appearance of consonant clusters
2 - an increase in the number of syllables
9. Unstressed syllable deletion-CORRECT ANSWER- Delete a syllable that carries weak stress
'nana' for 'banana'
,10. Assimilation-CORRECT ANSWER- Make one sound the same as, or similar to, another word.
Consonant Harmony
'goggie' for 'doggie'
11. Stopping-CORRECT ANSWER- Use a simpler consonant for a more difficult one; sounds that
stop airflow are easier than ones that
impede it (fricatives and affricates).
'toap' for 'soap'
12. Final consonant deletion-CORRECT ANSWER- omit word final consonants to preserve CV
structure.
'boo' for 'boat'
13. Gliding-CORRECT ANSWER- replace /r, l/ with /w, j/
'wabbit' for 'rabbit
14. Reduplication-CORRECT ANSWER- take one syllable of the word and repeat it (in addition to
syllable simplification, it is
assimilation).
'baba' for 'bottle'
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15. Cluster reduction-CORRECT ANSWER- delete one member of consonant combinations
'pel' for 'play'
'top' for 'stop'
16. Fronting-CORRECT ANSWER- consonants produced at the forward part of the mouth are
easier than those produced farther back.
/t, d/ are easier than /k, g/
'dau' for 'cow'
17. Prevocalic voicing-CORRECT ANSWER- 'dop' for 'top'
, 18. Postvocalic devoicing-CORRECT ANSWER- a voiced consonant in the word-final position
becomes voiceless
'pik' for 'pig'
19. Languages differ from each other in their phonological properties. Name the
three properties.-CORRECT ANSWER- 1 - phonological inventories
2 - phonotactics
3 - functional load of specific phonemes (number of contrasts for a particular phoneme)
20. Phonotactics-CORRECT ANSWER- Description of the allowed combinations of phonemes in a
particular language.
21. A child can be said to have acquired a word when-CORRECT ANSWER--CORRECT ANSWER-
They comprehend it
They can produce it with meaning
They have the same meaning as adult speakers
22. T/F Benedict found that the difference between the number of words under
stood and the number of words produced predicted that rate at which children
acquire words.-CORRECT ANSWER- False - For the first 50 words, the rate of comprehension is
twice as fast as production. Rate of
learning and gap between comprehension and production are independent.
23. T/F When a child produces the word 'daddy', it can unequivocally be assigned
to the category of specific nominals.-CORRECT ANSWER- False - 'daddy' can refer to all men or
just one daddy.
24. T/F The use of 'peekaboo' while playing the game peekaboo would be cate
gorized as an action word.-CORRECT ANSWER- True
25. Specific Nominals-CORRECT ANSWER- names of individual exemplars (Daddy, Mommy)
26. General Nominals-CORRECT ANSWER- All members of a category (ex.
truck, cat)
27. Action Words-CORRECT ANSWER- General actions-CORRECT ANSWER- up, sit, go, eat, see,
down
ANSWERS 2026
1. Phonotactic Probability-CORRECT ANSWER- The likelihood of phonemes appearing together
and/or in certain locations in
words
2. Early syllable shapes-CORRECT ANSWER- CV
V
CVC
CVCV
CVCVC
3. Phonological Processes-CORRECT ANSWER- Systematic strategies children use to
accommodate complex words into their
phonetic repertoire.
4. Salience-CORRECT ANSWER- The use of preferred speech sounds and syllables.
5. Protoword-CORRECT ANSWER- Word that the child uses with their own meaning rather than
the meaning of the adult.
6. Transition Phenomena-CORRECT ANSWER- Characteristics of child speech as they progress
from babbling to real words.
7. Presyntactic Forms-CORRECT ANSWER- Brief, unstressed phonetic material around lexical
items.
8. Give two ways that children's words become more complex over time-CORRECT ANSWER- 1 -
the
appearance of consonant clusters
2 - an increase in the number of syllables
9. Unstressed syllable deletion-CORRECT ANSWER- Delete a syllable that carries weak stress
'nana' for 'banana'
,10. Assimilation-CORRECT ANSWER- Make one sound the same as, or similar to, another word.
Consonant Harmony
'goggie' for 'doggie'
11. Stopping-CORRECT ANSWER- Use a simpler consonant for a more difficult one; sounds that
stop airflow are easier than ones that
impede it (fricatives and affricates).
'toap' for 'soap'
12. Final consonant deletion-CORRECT ANSWER- omit word final consonants to preserve CV
structure.
'boo' for 'boat'
13. Gliding-CORRECT ANSWER- replace /r, l/ with /w, j/
'wabbit' for 'rabbit
14. Reduplication-CORRECT ANSWER- take one syllable of the word and repeat it (in addition to
syllable simplification, it is
assimilation).
'baba' for 'bottle'
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15. Cluster reduction-CORRECT ANSWER- delete one member of consonant combinations
'pel' for 'play'
'top' for 'stop'
16. Fronting-CORRECT ANSWER- consonants produced at the forward part of the mouth are
easier than those produced farther back.
/t, d/ are easier than /k, g/
'dau' for 'cow'
17. Prevocalic voicing-CORRECT ANSWER- 'dop' for 'top'
, 18. Postvocalic devoicing-CORRECT ANSWER- a voiced consonant in the word-final position
becomes voiceless
'pik' for 'pig'
19. Languages differ from each other in their phonological properties. Name the
three properties.-CORRECT ANSWER- 1 - phonological inventories
2 - phonotactics
3 - functional load of specific phonemes (number of contrasts for a particular phoneme)
20. Phonotactics-CORRECT ANSWER- Description of the allowed combinations of phonemes in a
particular language.
21. A child can be said to have acquired a word when-CORRECT ANSWER--CORRECT ANSWER-
They comprehend it
They can produce it with meaning
They have the same meaning as adult speakers
22. T/F Benedict found that the difference between the number of words under
stood and the number of words produced predicted that rate at which children
acquire words.-CORRECT ANSWER- False - For the first 50 words, the rate of comprehension is
twice as fast as production. Rate of
learning and gap between comprehension and production are independent.
23. T/F When a child produces the word 'daddy', it can unequivocally be assigned
to the category of specific nominals.-CORRECT ANSWER- False - 'daddy' can refer to all men or
just one daddy.
24. T/F The use of 'peekaboo' while playing the game peekaboo would be cate
gorized as an action word.-CORRECT ANSWER- True
25. Specific Nominals-CORRECT ANSWER- names of individual exemplars (Daddy, Mommy)
26. General Nominals-CORRECT ANSWER- All members of a category (ex.
truck, cat)
27. Action Words-CORRECT ANSWER- General actions-CORRECT ANSWER- up, sit, go, eat, see,
down
