Everyday Epenthesis

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Everyday Epenthesis


Froggy Jumps Everyday EpenthesisVersion en ligne Ease pronunciation with insertion par Jonathan Torres 1 What is epenthesis in English? a Removal of a sound in a word b Change of word meaning during pronunciation c Insertion of a sound to break up a difficult consonant cluster 2 Epenthesis happens when speakers add a sound that was not originally there because it makes speaking easier and smoother. a Only in singing b True c False 3 In casual speech, epenthesis can turn 'film' into which easier form? a filum b fi-loom c fill 4 When you hear a native speaker say hampster instead of hamster, it is not necessarily a mistake. It is a natural pronunciation process called epenthesis. a True b False c I don´t know 5 Which word is a typical example where people add a vowel when saying it fast? a schoolgirl b school c giraffe 6 Epenthesis often occurs to improve rhythm in which language activity? a Reading silently b Speaking and fast conversation c Listening to music 7 Is epenthesis more about spelling or pronunciation? a Spelling b Grammar rules c Pronunciation 8 Examples: Common Consonant Epenthesis hamster → hampster something → somepthing warmth → warmpth prince → prints fence → fents Common Vowel Epenthesis athlete → ath-uh-lete film → fil-um realtor → real-a-tor February → Feb-u-ary jewelry → jewel-er-y a False b True c I do not know, teacher 9 What is epenthesis? a the addition of an extra sound into a word to make it easier to pronounce b the replacement of a syllable with a new word c the removal of a sound from a word 10 What does the Greek word epenthesis mean? a "removal" or "taking away" b "insertion" or "putting something in." c "combining" or "joining" 11 Which sound is inserted in athlete to get ath-uh-lete? a e b uh c a 12 Which original word becomes somepthing under consonant epenthesis? a something b warmth c hamster 13 Why does epenthesis happen? a To shorten words for speed b Our mouths naturally look for the easiest way to move from one sound to another and insert another s c To change the meaning of the word 14 With an Inserted "P" hamster → ? a hamster b hampster c somepthing 15 With an Inserted "P" something → ? a hampster b somepthing c warmpth 16 With an Inserted "P" warmth → ? a warmpth b drempt c somepthing 17 With an Inserted "T" prince → ? a fents b prince c prints 18 With an Inserted "T" fence → ? a fents b prints c mints 19 With an Inserted "T" mince → ? a mints b prints c fents 20 With an Inserted Vowel athlete → ? a fil-um b ath-uh-lete c real-a-tor 21 With an Inserted Vowel film → ? a fil-um b ath-uh-lete c real-a-tor 22 With an Inserted Vowel realtor → ? a real-a-tor b Feb-u-ary c jewel-er-y 23 With an Inserted Vowel February → ? a real-a-tor b Feb-u-ary c jewel-er-y 24 With an Inserted Vowel jewelry → ? a jewel-er-y b Feb-u-ary c real-a-tor

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Everyday EpenthesisVersion en ligne

par Jonathan Torres

What is epenthesis in English?

Epenthesis happens when speakers add a sound that was not originally there because it makes speaking easier and smoother.

In casual speech, epenthesis can turn 'film' into which easier form?

When you hear a native speaker say hampster instead of hamster, it is not necessarily a mistake. It is a natural pronunciation process called epenthesis.

Which word is a typical example where people add a vowel when saying it fast?

Epenthesis often occurs to improve rhythm in which language activity?

Is epenthesis more about spelling or pronunciation?

Examples: Common Consonant Epenthesis hamster → hampster something → somepthing warmth → warmpth prince → prints fence → fents Common Vowel Epenthesis athlete → ath-uh-lete film → fil-um realtor → real-a-tor February → Feb-u-ary jewelry → jewel-er-y

What is epenthesis?

What does the Greek word epenthesis mean?

Which sound is inserted in athlete to get ath-uh-lete?

Which original word becomes somepthing under consonant epenthesis?

Why does epenthesis happen?

With an Inserted "P" hamster → ?

With an Inserted "P" something → ?

With an Inserted "P" warmth → ?

With an Inserted "T" prince → ?

With an Inserted "T" fence → ?

With an Inserted "T" mince → ?

With an Inserted Vowel athlete → ?

With an Inserted Vowel film → ?

With an Inserted Vowel realtor → ?

With an Inserted Vowel February → ?

With an Inserted Vowel jewelry → ?