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Weak form words

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"You are from Chile?"

How you pronounce the underline weak form word?

a)

Fram

b)

Frəm

2.

"We should do more exercise"

How you pronounce the underline weak form word?

a)

shuld

b)

∫əd

3.

" I could help you with your homework"

How you pronounce the underline weak form word?

a)

kəd

b)

culd

4.

" We need to help them"

How you pronounce the underline weak form word?

a)

ðəm

b)

ðem

5.

"What is that between the trees?"

How you pronounce the underline weak form word?

a)

õat

b)

õet

6.

"We need to buy a house"

How you pronounce the underline weak form word?

a)

ə

b)

a

7.

"Is the verbal emphasis placed on one syllable of a multisyllabic word"


What does this description refer to?

a)

To stress words

b)

To weak form words

c)

To strong form words

8.

Without what our speech will sound unnatural?

a)

Strong form words

b)

Weak forms words

c)

Prepositions

9.

"Are never accented in an utterance" this description refers to

(a)  

10.

"The pronunciation may depend on whether the weak-form word" this description refers to

(a)  

11.

what is the most important and common sound in English language?

(a)  

12.

When te word is unstressed is a

(a)  

13.

What form is used when the word us stressed?

(a)  

14.

When do weak form become a strong form?

a)

Words in negative form

b)

The end of a sentence

c)

The end of a sentence and words in negative form

15.

" I do like your hat"

Is an example of:

a)

Use of weak forms

b)

When a weak form become a strong form

c)

When a strong form become a weak form

16.

stress words happens in every English words that has more than one syllable.

a)

False

b)

True

17.

With weak forms our speech will sound difficult to understand.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Most of the weak forms are call "Grammar" words.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Strong form is the most usual pronunciation.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The stress is always on “not” even when it’s abbreviated.

a)

True

b)

False