Articulation and Phonology Disorders
Vowels
Consonants
IPA --> English
English --> IPA
100

The primary difference between a phonological and an articulation disorder. 

What is a phonological disorder involves difficulty with sound patterns or rules, while an articulation disorder involves difficulty physically producing speech sounds.

100

The four primary characteristics used to describe vowels in American English

What is tongue height, tongue advancement, tenseness, and lip rounding. 

100

The three main features used to classify consonants.

What is voicing, place of articulation, and manner of articulation. 

100

Transcribe to english: /hæt/.

What is hat?
100

Transcribe the word "cat" into IPA. Use your whiteboard.

What is /kæt/?

200

Name one common substitution pattern in phonological disorders and provide an example.

What is fronting (tat for cat), gliding (wittle for little). 

200

The term for a vowel sound that glides from one position to another. Provide an example.

What is a diphthong; example: /aɪ/ (as in "my")

200

Classify the consonant /ʃ/ by its voicing, place, and manner.

What is voiceless, postalveolar, fricative. 

200

Transcribe to Engish: /mɪstɚ/

What is mister? 

200

Transcribe the word "juice" into IPA. Use your whiteboard. 

What is /dʒus/

300

The type of speech error involves the omission of a sound in a word, and in which position (initial, medial, final) does it most commonly occur?

What is deletion; it most commonly occurs in the final position (e.g., "ca" for "cat"). 

300

Use your whiteboard. Transcribe the following diphthong-heavy word into IPA: "out."

What is /aʊt/ 

300

Using your whiteboard, transcribe the word "think" into IPA and identify the place of articulation for the initial consonant.

What is /θɪŋk/; the place of articulation for /θ/ is dental.

300

Transcribe to English: /kænsəleɪʃən/ 

What is cancellation? 

300

Transcribe the word "father" into IPA. Use your whiteboard. 

What is /fɑðɚ/?

400

A child replaces fricatives with stops. Provide an example.

What is Stopping; example: /pæt/ for "fat."

400

Use your whiteboard and write the vowel in American English that is often referred to as a "schwa," and the types of syllables it commonly occurs in.

What is /ə/; it commonly occurs in unstressed syllables.

400

The primary articulator used to produce the consonant /k/

What is the back of the tongue against the velum (soft palate).

400

Transcribe to English: /kɑmplɪkeɪʃən/ 

What is complication? 
400

Transcribe the sentence "She likes to run" into IPA. Use your whiteboard. 

What is /ʃi laɪks tu rʌn/?

500

In the word "spoon," a child says "poon."  

What is cluster reduction?

500

The vowel in the word "far" varies regionally in its articulation, give its IPA transcription (whiteboard) and explain. 

What are regional accents (e.g., rhotic vs. non-rhotic). They influence whether the /ɝ/ sound is used. In rhotic dialects, the IPA transcription is /bɝd/.

500

The key difference in production between the voiced and voiceless "th" sounds. Provide an example word for each.

What is the voiced "th" (/ð/) involves vocal cord vibration (e.g., "this"), while the voiceless "th" (/θ/) does not (e.g., "think").

500

Transcribe to English: /ɛkspɚɪməntəl/. 

What is experimental? 

500

Transcribe the word "rhythm" into IPA. Use your whiteboard. 

What is /rɪðəm/?