Syllable, stress, and connected speech

What is the obligatory component in every English syllable?

• Onset

• Coda

• Vowel (peak)

• Consonant cluster

What is the structure of the word “cramped”?

• Onset only

• Onset, Peak, Coda

• Peak only

• Peak and Coda only

Which of the following is an example of a syllable with both onset and coda?

• ‘ease’

• ‘key’

• ‘fill’

• ‘or’

How many consonants can occur at the end of an English syllable?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

In phonotactic terms, what is the maximum number of consonants allowed in an onset?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

The final consonant cluster in “twelfths” consists of:

• Three consonants

• Four consonants

• Two consonants

• No consonants

The term "rhyme" in a syllable includes:

• Only the onset

• Only the peak

• Peak and coda

• Onset and coda

A syllable with no onset but with a coda is exemplified by:

• ‘key’

• ‘am’

• ‘bar’

• ‘or’

What is the typical vowel found in weak syllables?

• /æ/

• /ɑː/

• /ə/

• /ɔː/

Which of the following is a weak syllable vowel?

• /æ/

• /i:/

• /u:/

• /i/