KPEERI EXAM QUESTION S AND
ANSWERS
stops - answer- Sounds that are formed by closing off and reopening the oral cavity
so that it stops the flow of air through the mouth, such as the consonants p, b, t, d, k,
and g.
Fricatives - answer- Continuants - sounds that have significant friction created as air
flow is partially obstructed and forced through a narrow space. f/, /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /s/, /z/,
/ʃ/, /ʒ/, /h/
Affricates - answer- combination of stop and fricative, (closed stop with an immediate
release of air) non continuous sound /ch/ and /j/
Liquids - answer- No clear beginning or end point in articulation. /r/ and /l/
Glides - answer- Have vowel like qualities, always occur right before vowels, never
followed by a consonant in the same syllable, never the last sound in an English
word. /w/, /wh/, and /y/
Syllabic consonants - answer- Liquids and nasals that constitute a separate syllable
at the end of words. Example- rhythm, mitten, bubble, letter
sonorants - answer- Liquids, glides, nasals, and vowels, the sounds that are difficult
for spelling because they are more difficult to separate and pull out of the speech
stream
Obstruents - answer- Non-nasal stops, fricatives, and affricates
Tense vowels - answer- longer in duration and require more muscular effort - the
long vowels sounds
Lax vowels - answer- produced without muscular tension, are shorter in duration
than tense vowels, and occur in unstressed syllables - the short vowel sounds
Anglo-Saxon (Old English) - answer- Often 1 syllable words, use of vowel teams,
silent letters, and digraphs in spelling. Common everyday things, irregular spellings,
function words
Examples: sky, earth, cow, father, mother, love, would, do
Norman (Old) French - answer- Ou for ū-soup, soft c & g when followed by e, I, y;
special endings: -ine, -ette, -elle, -ique, words for food, fashion, abstract social
ideals, and relationships
Latin (Romance) - answer- Multisyllabic words organized around root, Affixes,
content words for social sciences, traditional physical sciences, and literature
ANSWERS
stops - answer- Sounds that are formed by closing off and reopening the oral cavity
so that it stops the flow of air through the mouth, such as the consonants p, b, t, d, k,
and g.
Fricatives - answer- Continuants - sounds that have significant friction created as air
flow is partially obstructed and forced through a narrow space. f/, /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /s/, /z/,
/ʃ/, /ʒ/, /h/
Affricates - answer- combination of stop and fricative, (closed stop with an immediate
release of air) non continuous sound /ch/ and /j/
Liquids - answer- No clear beginning or end point in articulation. /r/ and /l/
Glides - answer- Have vowel like qualities, always occur right before vowels, never
followed by a consonant in the same syllable, never the last sound in an English
word. /w/, /wh/, and /y/
Syllabic consonants - answer- Liquids and nasals that constitute a separate syllable
at the end of words. Example- rhythm, mitten, bubble, letter
sonorants - answer- Liquids, glides, nasals, and vowels, the sounds that are difficult
for spelling because they are more difficult to separate and pull out of the speech
stream
Obstruents - answer- Non-nasal stops, fricatives, and affricates
Tense vowels - answer- longer in duration and require more muscular effort - the
long vowels sounds
Lax vowels - answer- produced without muscular tension, are shorter in duration
than tense vowels, and occur in unstressed syllables - the short vowel sounds
Anglo-Saxon (Old English) - answer- Often 1 syllable words, use of vowel teams,
silent letters, and digraphs in spelling. Common everyday things, irregular spellings,
function words
Examples: sky, earth, cow, father, mother, love, would, do
Norman (Old) French - answer- Ou for ū-soup, soft c & g when followed by e, I, y;
special endings: -ine, -ette, -elle, -ique, words for food, fashion, abstract social
ideals, and relationships
Latin (Romance) - answer- Multisyllabic words organized around root, Affixes,
content words for social sciences, traditional physical sciences, and literature
