The Syllables

The syllable onsets always have an initial.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Because zero onset has no consonants, so there is no initial.

The final consonant may be any consonant phoneme except h, w, j.

• True

• False

Syllables that have a coda can end with one or more consonants.

• True

• False

A syllable is a unit including a vowel as the centre and/or any consonant before and after it.

• True

• False

There are 3 post-final consonants in the word “tempts”.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

There are 2 post-final in the word "tempt" /tempts/ including t and s.

The word “medium” has 2 syllables.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The word "medium" /ˈmiː.di.əm/ has 3 syllables, which are miː- di - əm.

Syllables can have onset and coda simultaneously.

• True

• False

A syllable can only be divided by the maximum onset principle.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The maximum onset principle is only one of the most widely accepted guidelines.

If the first syllable of the word begins with a vowel, this initial syllable has a zero onset.

• True

• False

The English syllable maximum phonological structure can have 8 parts.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A syllable can have maximus 9 parts including Pre-initial; Initial; Post-initial; Centre; Pre-final; Final; Post-final 1,2,3