WEAK FORMS

What form is more frequently pronounce?

• Strong form

• Compact form

• Neutral form

• Weak form

The strong-form it is pronounce when

• The word is in the middle of the sentence

• The word is at the beginning of the sentence

• The word is at the end of the sentence

• None of the above

When a weak-form Word is being contrasted with another word (Select the correct sentence)

• She is upset with him

• The letters from her, not to her

• The book of biology

• Learning about history

Which context we use the strong-form word?

• When a weak-form word is before a noun

• When a weak-form word is given stress for the purpose of emphasis

• When a weak-form word is in the first sentence of the paragraph

• None of the above

Select the sentence with a strong-form word

• She would like to go with you

• You must give me that book today

• You shouldn't put "and" at the end of a sentence

• All of the above

Which one isn't a weak-form word

• she

• that

• go

• but

In the sentence "it was his" the word "his" has:

• Strong-form

• Weak-form

"His" when it occurs before a noun

• Has weak-form

• Has strong-form

• None of the above

When weak-form words whose spelling begins with h occur at the beggining of a sentence, the pronunciation is with initial h

• True

• False

The correct phonetic transcription for this sentence "He is drawing a goat" is

• /hiː ɪz ˈdrəʊɪŋ ə gəʊt/

• /iː ɪz ˈdrɔːɪŋ ə gəʊt/

• /hiː ɪz ˈdrɔːɪŋ ə gəʊt/

• /iː ɪz ˈdrəʊɪŋ ə gɔːt/