Review: Maximal Oppositions

Questions & Answers

1. How many distinctive features do /l k/ differ by?
a. 6 (differ by: sonorant, obstruent, continuant, voice, coronal, & back)
b. 3
c. 11
2. Does Abigail have a phonetic or phonemic disorder? Phonemic
3. True or False Maximal Oppositions is used to treat moderate to severe
phonological disorders.
4. What is the minimum number of phonemes a child has to be missing to use
maximal oppositions as a therapy intervention?
a. 3
b. 6
c. 0
5. True or False - It has been found that presenting two phonemes previously
unknown to the child is the preferred way to change the childs phonological
system using the maximal oppositions approach.
6. Which phoneme pair would be best suitable for therapy when using the
maximal oppositions approach?
a. /s z/
b. /k g/
c. /r g/
7. As a clinician using maximal oppositions, what type of phonemes would you
want to choose for therapy?
a. Phonemes that differ by many distinctive features
b. Phonemes that differ by few distinctive features
8. True or False There are 3 phases of the Maximal Oppositions Approach?
There are only 2. Imitation phase minimal cards are shown and client
repeats clinicians model; and spontaneous phrases.
9. Target selection has to do with _________ sounds that are not in the clients
inventory and also differ by many distinctive features.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
10.True or False The goals of the maximal oppositions approach is to increase
the childs phonemic inventory and overall complexity of the phonological
system.