Phonetics Definitions

Question 1

Diphthong + example

Answer 1

A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another e.g. coin

Question 2

Monophthong + example

Answer 2

A vowel that has a single perceived auditory quality e.g. cough

Question 3

Homophone + example

Answer 3

Words that look different but sound the same e.g. new and knew

Question 4

Homograph + example

Answer 4

Words that sound the same but have different meanings e.g. sea and see

Question 5

Phonetics

Answer 5

The study and classification of speech sounds.

Question 6

Phoneme + example

Answer 6

The smallest unit of speech that conveys a contrast in meaning e.g. p in tap

Question 7

Allophone

Answer 7

Used to describe when a phoneme sounds slightly different depending on how it is used in a word e.g. hit + tip

Question 8

Grapheme

Answer 8

The smallest unit in a written language.

Question 9

Digraph

Answer 9

A grapheme that consists of two letters e.g. choose/ch/oo

Question 10

Trigraph

Answer 10

A grapheme that consists of three letters e.g. match/tch

Question 11

Phonology

Answer 11

Rules governing the sound system of a language

Question 12

Expressive Language

Answer 12

The use of words, sentences, gestures and writing to convey meaning and messages to others.

Question 13

Receptive Language

Answer 13

The ability to understand and comprehend spoken language that you hear or read.