Phonetics & Phonology I- The Syllable & Stress

The middle part of a syllable is called the ...

A syllable structure is composed of:

• PEAK-CODA

• ONSET-PEAK-CODA

• CODA-PEAK

• PEAK-ONSET

Which option best describes a 'syllable'?

• A syllable is a unit bigger than a phoneme and smaller than a word.

• A syllable is a unit of sounds and it's larger than a word.

• A syllable is a unit of phonemes that combine into a word.

/ə/

• Is sometimes stressed

• Sometimes takes secondary stress

• Is never stressed

The four phonetic variables of a stressed syllable are:

• INTENSITY

• VOWEL QUANTITY

• VOWEL QUALITY

• PITCH

• VOWEL DURATION

From the articulatory point of a view, a stressed syllabe is produced with....

Answer YES or NO to the following statement: the position of stress can change the meaning of a word.

• YES

• NO

A syllabic consonants is when ....

• /l/ and /n/ appear in final position with vowel sound.

• /l/ and /n/ appear in initial position with no vowel sound.

• /l/ and /n/ appear in final position with no vowel sound.

• /l/ and /n/ appear in initial position with vowel sound.

Complete the following statement: the number of syllables in a word is the number of .......

How many syllables does the word " undersubscribe" have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5