Speech Machine
Which part of the speech machine has to move in order to make almost any speech sound?
Your tongue.
When you get stuck on a sound, and no air comes out.
block.
For this strategy, you stretch the vowels in your words.
Stretching out words.
This famous person who stuttered became famous when he did a comedy act on "America's Got Tallent." He still does stand-up comedy.
Drew Lynch
What two parts of the speech machine make the "th" sound?
When you repeat a sound several times at the beginning or in the middle of a word.
repetition
You touch your articulators softly.
Soft contact.
This red-headed singer/songwriter sings the song "thinking out loud."
Ed Sheeran.
Which part of the speech machine turns your voice on and off?
the vocal chords.
When she sound is keeps going, and is "drawn out."
Prolongation
When you release some air before turning your voice on (for a word that starts with a vowel).
Easy onset.
This King of England stuttered. The move "The King's Speech" was about this king.
King George VI (the sixth)
Which part of your speech machine does air go through to make the "m," "n," and "ng" sounds?
The nasal cavity.
a. In the beginning of the word.
b. In the middle of the word.
c. At the end of the word.
d. Both a. and b.
d. Both a. and b.
People who stutter usually stutter on the first or second syllable of a word.
When you stop in the middle of a stutter, and then restart using one of your strategies.
Cancellation.
This person starred as Darth Vader in the original Star Wars movies.
James Earl Jones
Which two parts of your speech machine are used to make vowel sounds?
Your jaw and your tongue.
This is not a type of stuttering, but it's something people who stutter may do in order to help "get" a sound out (i.e. eye blinking, head jerking, tapping, etc.).
What are "secondary behaviors?"
When you repeat the sound your are stuck on with reduced tension.
Bounce.
This American actress, model, singer, and "blonde bombshell" was very popular in in the 1960's.