Chapter 9

Weak syllables are characterized by which of the following features?

• Longer duration, louder volume, and different vowel quality

• Shorter duration, softer volume, and different vowel quality

• Shorter duration, louder volume, and different vowel quality

• Longer duration, softer volume, and different vowel quality

In terms of stress, strong syllables are:

• Stressed, while weak syllables are unstressed

• Unstressed, while weak syllables are stressed

• Both strong and weak syllables are stressed

• Both strong and weak syllables are unstressed

Which of the following vowel phonemes can be the peak of a strong syllable?

• ə, i, u

• æ, ɑː, e, ɜː, ʌ

• ə, iː, uː

• ɪ, ʊ

Which of the following words would have a strong pronunciation of 'a' as æ?

• attend

• character

• particular

• postmen

Which of the following words would have a strong pronunciation of 'ar' as ɑː?

• attend

• character

• particular

• monarchy

Which of the following words would have a strong pronunciation of 'e' as e?

• postmen

• violet

• perhaps

• autumn

Which of the following words would have a strong pronunciation of 'er' as ɜː?

• perhaps

• superman

• autumn

• support

Which of the following words would have a strong pronunciation of 'u' as ʌ?

• autumn

• support

• thorough

• borough

Which of the following words would have a strong pronunciation of 'ough' as aʊ?

• thorough

• borough

• gracious

• callous

When transcribing a final vowel in an unstressed open syllable that might be /ɪ/ or /iː/, it should be transcribed as:

• /ɪ/

• /iː/

• /i/

• /u/