| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accuracy | correctness of performance |
| 2. | affricate | stop plus fricative sound |
| 3. | aphasia | language impairment after brain damage |
| 4. | apraxia | motor planning difficulty for speech |
| 5. | articulation | clear production of speech sounds |
| 6. | assessment | evaluation of communication skills |
| 7. | assimilation | sound changes to match another |
| 8. | auditory | relating to hearing |
| 9. | backing | front sound replaced by back |
| 10. | baseline | starting level before treatment |
| 11. | bilingual | using two languages |
| 12. | block | stuck moment during speech |
| 13. | breathing | air movement for speech support |
| 14. | carryover | using learned skill outside therapy |
| 15. | cluster | two or more adjacent consonants |
| 16. | coda | final consonant after vowel |
| 17. | comprehension | understanding spoken or written language |
| 18. | consonant | speech sound with constriction |
| 19. | conversation | talk between two or more |
| 20. | criterion | standard for success |
| 21. | cue | prompt that helps response |
| 22. | device | tool used for communication |
| 23. | diagnosis | identification of a disorder |
| 24. | diaphragm | main muscle for breathing |
| 25. | discrimination | noticing differences between sounds |
| 26. | distortion | incorrectly formed speech sound |
| 27. | dysarthria | weak or poorly controlled speech |
| 28. | dysfluency | break in smooth speech flow |
| 29. | echolalia | repetition of heard words |
| 30. | eligibility | qualification for receiving services |
| 31. | eye contact | looking at another’s eyes |
| 32. | feedback | information about performance |
| 33. | feeding | taking food by mouth |
| 34. | fluency | smooth, effortless flow of speech |
| 35. | fricative | sound made with narrow friction |
| 36. | fronting | back sound replaced by front |
| 37. | generalization | using skill in new settings |
| 38. | gesture | movement used to communicate |
| 39. | glide | speech sound like w or y |
| 40. | gliding | liquid replaced by glide |
| 41. | goal | desired therapy outcome |
| 42. | hearing | ability to perceive sound |
| 43. | hoarseness | rough, harsh voice quality |
| 44. | hypernasal | too much nasal sound |
| 45. | hyponasal | too little nasal sound |
| 46. | imitation | copying another’s speech or action |
| 47. | intervention | planned action to help progress |
| 48. | intonation | rise and fall of pitch |
| 49. | jaw | lower mouth bone for movement |
| 50. | joint attention | shared focus on something |
| 51. | language | system of words and grammar |
| 52. | larynx | voice box in the throat |
| 53. | lip | mouth structure aiding speech |
| 54. | liquid | speech sound like l or r |
| 55. | lisp | distorted s or z sound |
| 56. | literacy | reading and writing ability |
| 57. | minimal pair | words differing by one sound |
| 58. | monotone | speech with little pitch change |
| 59. | morpheme | smallest meaningful language unit |
| 60. | narrative | spoken or written story |
| 61. | noun | word naming person, place, thing |
| 62. | omission | leaving out a sound |
| 63. | onset | initial consonant before vowel |
| 64. | pause | brief stop in speech |
| 65. | phoneme | smallest distinctive speech sound unit |
| 66. | phonology | sound pattern system of language |
| 67. | pitch | perceived highness or lowness |
| 68. | pragmatics | social use of language |
| 69. | prompt | help given to elicit response |
| 70. | pronoun | word replacing a noun |
| 71. | prosody | rhythm, stress, and intonation |
| 72. | rate | speed of speaking |
| 73. | referral | sending for specialist evaluation |
| 74. | reinforcement | reward that increases behavior |
| 75. | repetition | saying a sound again |
| 76. | report | written summary of findings |
| 77. | resonance | sound quality from vocal tract |
| 78. | retrieval | finding stored words or information |
| 79. | rhyme | matching ending sound pattern |
| 80. | semantics | meaning of words and sentences |
| 81. | stop | sound with complete blockage |
| 82. | stopping | fricative replaced by stop |
| 83. | stress | emphasis on a sound or word |
| 84. | stutter | disrupted flow of speech |
| 85. | substitution | one sound used for another |
| 86. | syllable | word part with one beat |
| 87. | syntax | rules for combining words |
| 88. | teeth | structures used in articulation |
| 89. | teletherapy | therapy provided by video |
| 90. | therapy | treatment to improve communication |
| 91. | tongue | muscular organ for speech |
| 92. | turn-taking | alternating roles in conversation |
| 93. | utterance | a spoken unit of language |
| 94. | uvula | small tissue hanging at palate |
| 95. | velum | soft palate controlling nasality |
| 96. | verb | action or state word |
| 97. | vocabulary | set of words known |
| 98. | voice | sound produced by the vocal folds |
| 99. | voicing | vocal fold vibration in speech |
| 100. | vowel | speech sound with open tract |