Phonetics and Phonology

Question 1

Assimilation

Answer 1

Sound changes within words to become more like neighbouring sounds

Question 2

Vowel Reduction

Answer 2

Vowels are reduced to Schwa (‘uh’ sound)

Question 3

Elision

Answer 3

Omission of sounds in connected speech

Question 4

Insertion

Answer 4

Inserting sounds into words where they don’t strictly belong

Question 5

Assonance

Answer 5

Repitition of vowel sounds

Phonological Patterning

Question 6

Consonance

Answer 6

Repitition of consonant sounds

Phonological Patterning

Question 7

Onomatopoeia

Answer 7

Sounds as words

Phonological Patterning

Question 8

Alliteration

Answer 8

Repitition of phonemes at the beginning of words

Phonological Patterning

Question 9

Rhythm

Answer 9

Created when the intonation of a set of words is repeated across two or more phrases, clause or sentences

Phonological Patterning

Question 10

Rhyme

Answer 10

Refers to the repetition of similar phonemes at the ends of two or more words

Phonological Patterning

Question 11

Phonological Patterning Features

Answer 11

Alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, rhythm and rhyme