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SYLLABLES

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

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2.

How many syllables does the word "Morning" have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

3.

How many syllables does the word "Extra" have?

a)

One

b)

Three

c)

Two

4.

When we have two or more consonants together we call them a

a)

Consonant cluster

b)

Initial consonant

c)

Post-initial consonant

5.

A minimum syllable is

a)

A single vowel in isolation

b)

A single consonant in isolation

c)

Two vowels in isolation

6.

When one consonant stands between vowels and it is difficult to assign the consonant to one syllable or the other- as in "better" and "carry"- we could say that the consonant belongs to

a)

One syllable

b)

Both syllables

c)

A consonant

7.

Some syllables that end with one or more consonants have

a)

A coda

b)

An onset

c)

A coda and an onset

8.

If the first syllable of the word in question begins with a vowel we say that this initial syllable has a

a)

Zero postset

b)

Zero offset

c)

Zero onset

9.

In consonant clusters we can find the possibility of up to four consonants at the end of a words, wich are

a)

Zero coda - Pre-coda - final - Post-final

b)

Zero coda - Final - Post-coda - Post-final

c)

Zero coda - Final - Pre-final - Post-final

10.

The term "sonority" corresponds to:

a)

Loudness

b)

Amplification

c)

Melody

11.

A consonant that "belongs to both syllables" in the same word are also called differently by phonologist as

a)

Double syllabic

b)

Two vowelled

c)

Ambisyllabic

12.

COMPLETE THE BLANK SPACE

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13.

A minimum (a)   is a single vowel in isolation

14.

The study of possible phoneme combinations of a language is called (a)  

15.

Any consonants may be a final consonant, except for H, W and (a)  

16.

When we have two or more consonants together we call them a consonant (a)  

17.

Syllables may have no onset but have a (a)   that is when they end with one or more consonants

18.

TRUE OR FALSE

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19.

A syllable may be defined both phonetically and phonologically

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Syllables have only a "coda" or an "onset" separately

a)

True

b)

False

21.

If the first syllable of the word in question begins with a vowel, the initial syllable has a "zero onset"

a)

True

b)

False

22.

There are three sorts of two-consonant final clusters: The pre-final, the middle-final and the post final

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The rhyme is divided into the peak and the syllabic consonants

a)

True

b)

False