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WEAK FORMS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form is more frequently pronounce?

a)

Strong form

b)

Compact form

c)

Neutral form

d)

Weak form

2.

The strong-form it is pronounce when

a)

The word is in the middle of the sentence

b)

The word is at the beginning of the sentence

c)

The word is at the end of the sentence

d)

None of the above

3.

When a weak-form Word is being contrasted with another word (Select the correct sentence)

a)

She is upset with him

b)

The letters from her, not to her

c)

The book of biology

d)

Learning about history

4.

Which context we use the strong-form word?

a)

When a weak-form word is before a noun

b)

When a weak-form word is given stress for the purpose of emphasis

c)

When a weak-form word is in the first sentence of the paragraph

d)

None of the above

5.

Select the sentence with a strong-form word

a)

She would like to go with you

b)

You must give me that book today

c)

You shouldn't put "and" at the end of a sentence

d)

All of the above

6.

Which one isn't a weak-form word

a)

she

b)

that

c)

go

d)

but

7.

In the sentence "it was his" the word "his" has:

a)

Strong-form

b)

Weak-form

8.

"His" when it occurs before a noun

a)

Has weak-form

b)

Has strong-form

c)

None of the above

9.

When weak-form words whose spelling begins with h occur at the beggining of a sentence, the pronunciation is with initial h

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The correct phonetic transcription for this sentence "He is drawing a goat" is

a)

/hiː ɪz ˈdrəʊɪŋ ə gəʊt/

b)

/iː ɪz ˈdrɔːɪŋ ə gəʊt/

c)

/hiː ɪz ˈdrɔːɪŋ ə gəʊt/

d)

/iː ɪz ˈdrəʊɪŋ ə gɔːt/

11.

Choose the correct weak-forms words that this sentence contains: "He didn't like what we did"

a)

/hi/, /wi/

b)

/i/, /wi/

c)

/hi/, /wɒt/

d)

/wɒt/, /dɪd/

12.

Choose the correct weak-forms words that this sentence contains: "We ran after him, but he escaped."

a)

/wi/, /aɪm/, /bʌt/, /ə/

b)

/wi/, /ɪm/, /bʌt/, /ə/

c)

/wi/, /ɪm/, /bət/, /ə/

d)

/wi/, /ɪm/, /bət/, /i/

13.

Choose the correct phonetic transcription:

a)

/maɪ sʌn ɪz ə lɒt ˈtɔːlə ðən maɪ ˈdotə/

b)

/maɪ sʌn ɪz ə lɒt ˈtɔːlə ðən mai ˈdɔːtə/

c)

/maɪ sʌn ɪz ə lɒt ˈtɔːlə ðən maɪ ˈdɔːtə/

d)

/maɪ sɒn ɪz ə lɒt ˈtɔːlə ðen maɪ ˈdɔːtə/

14.

How many weak-forms are in this sentence: "Why did she read it?"

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Write a sentence with the weak-forms words "than" and "we"

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