phonology

Question 1

plosive

Answer 1

produced by the articulators coming together then stopping the airflow and then being released
eg; b p t d k g

Question 2

fricative

Answer 2

produced by the articulators positioned together but with a small gap in which the sound comes through
eg: th th f v s z

Question 3

affricate

Answer 3

dg sh

Question 4

nasal

Answer 4

produced by the articulators stopping their airflow with a release threw the nose
m n ng

Question 5

lateral

Answer 5

over the slides of the tongue

l

Question 6

approximant

Answer 6

articulators don’t fully come together

w r j

Question 7

Consonants

Answer 7

a basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable.

Question 8

Vowels

Answer 8

a speech sound which is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction, and which is a unit of the sound system of a language that forms the nucleus of a syllable.

Question 9

Sibilants

Answer 9

The presence of strongly emphasised s, sh, ch, z, j sounds

Question 10

Consonance

Answer 10

It is the repetition of consonant sounds in a short sequence of words
the “z” sound in “Beanz meanz Heinz”

Question 11

Assonance

Answer 11

Assonance is a way of rhyming words, but rhyming within the words as opposed to the word endings.

Question 12

Dissonance

Answer 12

is a literary device used to give the text variety