Phonological Development: DADS CAR

Question 1

What does the DADS CAR mnemonic help with?

Answer 1

Remembering child word formation processes

Question 2

What does the DADS part of DADS CAR stand for?

Answer 2

Deletion Addition Deletion of Unstressed Syllables Substitution

Question 3

What does the CAR section of DADS CAR stand for?

Answer 3

Consonant Cluster Reduction Assimilation Reduplication

Question 4

What is consonant cluster reduction?

Answer 4

Leaving out the last consonant of a word

Question 5

What is an example of Deletion?

Answer 5

Mouse becomes mou Cat becomes ca

Question 6

What is Addition?

Answer 6

Adding an extra vowel to make a CVCV structure

Question 7

What is a CVCV structure?

Answer 7

Consonant, Vowel, Consonant, Vowel

Question 8

What is an example of Addition?

Answer 8

Dog becomes doggie Horse becomes horsey

Question 9

What is Deletion of Unstressed Syllables?

Answer 9

Removal of an entire unstressed syllable from a word

Question 10

What is an example of Deletion of Unstressed Syllables?

Answer 10

Banana becomes nana Pyjamas becomes jamas

Question 11

What is Substitution?

Answer 11

Swapping one sound for a sound easier to pronounce

Question 12

What is an example of Substitution?

Answer 12

Rabbit becomes wabbit Sing becomes ting

Question 13

What is Consonant Cluster Reduction?

Answer 13

Words with 2 or more consonants being reduced to smaller words

Question 14

What is an example of Consonant Cluster Reduction?

Answer 14

Frog becomes fog Dry becomes dai

Question 15

What is Assimilation?

Answer 15

Sounds in words change due to the other sounds around it

Question 16

What is an example of Assimilation?

Answer 16

Doggie becomes goggie Rabbit becomes babbit

Question 17

What is Reduplication?

Answer 17

Repetition of particular sounds and structures in a word

Question 18

What is an example of Reduplication?

Answer 18

Choochoo