ALTA Certification Exam Review 2023 Questions and Answers

ALTA Certification Exam Review 2023 Questions and Answers Vowel - ANSWER-A class of open speech sounds produced by the easy passage of air through a relatively open vocal tract. A, E, I, O, U Consonant - ANSWER-One of a class of speech sounds in which sound moving through the vocal tract is constricted or obstructed by the lips, tongue or teeth during articulation. Accent - ANSWER-Stress or emphasis on one syllable in a word or on one or more words in a phrase or sentence. The accented part is spoken louder, longer, and/or in a higher tone. The speaker's mouth opens wider while saying an accented syllable. Syllable - ANSWER-a spoken or written unit that must have a vowel sound and that may include consonants that precede or follow that vowel. Syllables are units of sound made by one impulse of voice. Open Syllable - ANSWER-A syllable ending with a long vowel sound. (labor, freedom) Closed Syllable - ANSWER-A syllable ending with one or more consonants. The vowel is usually short. Base Word - ANSWER-A word to which affixes are added. A base word can stand alone. Derivative - ANSWER-A word made from a base word by the addition of one or more affixes Affix - ANSWER-A letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning or ending of a base word or root that creates a derivative with a meaning or grammatical form that is different that the base word or root. Prefix - ANSWER-An affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of that word. Suffix - ANSWER-A morpheme attached to the end of a word that creates a word with a different form or use. Suffixes include inflected f