Your student is having trouble saying the word "potbelly," as his/her "p" and "b" sounds are incorrect. What type of consonant sounds should you work on with him/her?
Dentals
Labiodentals
Bilabials
Palatals
If your student is having difficulties pronouncing bilabial sounds, which of the following sounds should you practice with him/her?
p
f
v
m
If you would like to teach your students about the meanings of words, phrases, and sentences, you would be teaching the students morphology.
If you would like to teach your students about the sounds and the patterns of speech in a language, you would be teaching them about phonology.
You would like to do a lesson with your students on pronouncing vowels. Which of the following categories should you teach your students about?
Front vowels
Central vowels
Fricative vowels
Back vowels
An ELL is having trouble pronouncing the "e" sound in "me." Where should the student place his/her tongue to produce the correct sound?
Front of the mouth
Middle of the mouth
Back of the mouth
On the roof of the mouth
Your ESL coordinator gives you a report on a student who just moved to your neighborhood. The report says that the student is having difficulties pronouncing fricatives. Which of the following words would he/she have trouble pronouncing?
formula
scissors
probably
variable
You have an ELL in class who has a cold, and thus, his nasal cavity is congested. Which of the following words is he most likely going to have problems pronouncing due to this cold?
chose
bubble
walked
money
Your student wrote the sentence "She is taller than me." You tell her to change the sentence so it reads, "She is taller than I." This is an example of you taking a prescriptive approach to language.
Your student is having trouble with pronouncing the "w" in "awesome." Thus, your student is having trouble pronouncing glide consonants.
Your student is having trouble pronouncing liquid consonant sounds. Which words should you have him pronounce to get practice with this sound?
laugh
room
light
remind
Imagine you are a 4th grade teacher teaching Geography, and you have an ELL who is having trouble pronouncing affricatives. Which of the following locations would not give the student pronunciation problems?
Japan
Chicago
Cairo
Jamaica
You have a student in class who is having trouble pronouncing his p's and t's. Thus, he is having trouble with his voiced consonants.
Based off of the recent ACCESS data, you have an ELL who needs to practice saying voiced consonants. Which of the following sounds should you practice with him/her?
d
s
t
A student in your class is having problems with stop consonants. If you would like him/her to get better at saying these, which words would not be ideal to have him/her practice?
face
date
cape
page
A student in your class wrote the following sentence: "Dogs I like to pet." This student's error is most likely a syntax error.
A sign in the grocery store reads, "Ears of corn on sale." Someone who takes this literal meaning and thinks that there are actually human ears made of corn made a mistake in which of the following fields?
phonology
morphology
syntax
pragmatics
Your goal for the upcoming unit is to have the students practice communication. Which of the following themes should you focus on in class to improve the students' abilities to communicate?
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Listening
The study of how the meaning of the word "dress" changes when the prefix un- is added is a quintessential example of morphology.
Your student is unable to make different vowel sounds when she says "bed" vs. "bad." Thus, you should focus on helping your students pronounce which of the following?
front vowels
central vowels
back vowels
voiceless vowels
