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Strong and weak syllables

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Only in English we find strong and weak syllables

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which is the first step to decide if a syllable is weak or strong?

a)

Knowing the difference between them

b)

Looking at stress

c)

Looking at transcription

d)

Knowing the similarity between them

3.

Some ideas of weak syllables

a)

Unstressed

b)

Stressed

c)

Vowel tends to be shorter

d)

Vowel phonemes (or a triphthong) are the peak

4.

Some ideas of strong syllables

a)

Unstressed

b)

Stressed

c)

Lower intensity

d)

Vowel phonemes (or a triphthong) are the peak

5.

The optional final part of a syllable is

a)

Peak (nucleus)

b)

Coda

6.

The vowel in the middle of a syllable is

a)

Peak (nucleus)

b)

Coda

7.

All weak syllables contain ə ("schwa")

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Choose the close front vowels

a)

i: i

b)

u: i:

c)

u: u

d)

i u:

9.

The words used as contrast go from weak to strong

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The "h" never sounds

a)

True

b)

False