The syllables

A (a)   is a word part and the basic unit of English rhythm. English words can have one, two, three or even more syllables.

How many kind of the nature of the syllables?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

/ə:/ is....

• Minimum syllable

• Onset syllable

• Coda syllable

/fɑ:/ is onset syllable begin with one consonant call (a)   consonant.

•The other sort begin with one of a set of about fifteen consonants, followed by one of the set /l,r,w,j/

• Initial two-consonant clusters

• Initial three-consonant clusters

/m/ in /bʌmp/ is ___ - _____ consonant

(a)  

How many kinds of final consonant clusters?

• 2

• 4

• 3

The coda syllble of /leηkθz/ is:

• θz

• ηkθz

• kθz

•Consonants are assigned to the right-hand syllable as far as possible within the (a)   governing syllable onsets and codas

Choose the corect syllable division follwed by maximal onsets principle:

• e.kstrə

• ek.strə

• eks.trə