4. Child Language

Phonological Development — Quiz

Test your understanding of phonological development with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following phonological processes involves the deletion of an unstressed syllable in a multi-syllabic word, such as saying $\text{nana}$ for \text{banana}?

Question 2

A child consistently replacing a velar or palatal consonant with an alveolar consonant (e.g., saying $\text{tat}$ for $\text{cat}$) is demonstrating which phonological process?

Question 3

Which phonological process is characterized by a sound in a word changing to become more like another sound in the same word, such as saying $\text{gog}$ for $\text{dog}$?

Question 4

A child saying $\text{fis}$ instead of $\text{fish}$ is an example of which phonological process?

Question 5

At what approximate age do children typically master the production of most vowel sounds?