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WorksheetsEnglish Phonetics & Phonology - Syllables
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
"A syllable can be defined very loosely as a unit larger than the phoneme but smaller than the word."
TRUE
FALSE
All of the following are the main constituents within a syllable, EXCEPT:
onset
rhyme
nucleus
coda
phoneme
Which are the elements in the rhyme?
onset and coda
nucleus and coda
onset and nucleus
only onset
Minimum syllable is the one that has...
only a consonant.
only a vowel.
only the rhyme.
only the onset.
Which sentences are true?
Some syllables may have no onset but have a coda.
Some syllables have both onset and coda.
Some syllables have an onset but no coda.
All syllables must have an onset and a coda.
All syllables must have a nucleus.
Some syllables have no vowel in their nucleus.
TRUE
FALSE
When we have two or more consonants together we call them...
a consonant cluster.
a diphthong.
onset.
rhyme.
It's possible to have a syllable structure with:
One vowel sound.
Up to three consonants in the onset.
Up to five consonants in the coda
Up to two consonants in the onset.
Up to two consonants in the coda
When dividing words into syllables, what should you think about?
The vowel sounds in the word.
The sonority scale.
The number of letters.
The maximal onsets principal.
The number of consonants that can appear in the onset and the coda.
The maximal onsets principle states that...
where two syllables are to be divided, any consonants between them should be attached to the right-hand syllable, not the left, as far as possible.
where two syllables are to be divided, any consonants between them should be attached to the left-hand syllable, not the right, as far as possible.
About the Sonority Scale, we CAN'T say that...
Low vowels are the most sonorous sounds.
Aproximmants are the most sonorous consonants.
Voiceless fricatives are the least sonorous sounds.
Voiceless stops are the least sonorous sounds.
What is a syllabic consonant?
It is the consonant that acts the nucleus in a syllable.
It is the strongest consonant in any syllable.
It is the consonant that can appear in the inicial position in a syllable.
It is the consonant in a strong syllable.
Check the consonant sounds that can act as the nucleus of a syllable.
/l/
/r/
/n/
/p/
/t/
Which of the following is NOT a caracteristic of a weak syllable...
having short vowels or syllabic consonants
having no coda or fewer consonants
having at its peak the vowels /ə/, /i/, or /u/
having many consonants
The most frequently occurring vowel in English is...
/ə/
/ɪ/
/ʊ/
/e/
Stressed syllables are recognised as stressed because they are more prominent than unstressed syllables.
TRUE
FALSE
Check the option that DOESN'T complete the following sentence:
Stressed syllables' sound is more prominent because it
is louder
is longer
is high-pitched
contains a vowel different in quality from neighbouring vowels
contains a schwa /ə/
There is only one level of word stress in the English language.
TRUE
FALSE
Which words have the same stress pattern?
apple, table, hotel
suspect (verb), import (verb), record (noun)
hairbrush, football, boyfriend
memorial, computer, flexible
Which word is NOT stressed in the last syllable?
anyone
employee
machine
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