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Worksheetsweak and strong syllables
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which 'a' in the following words is a strong syllable?
sofa
lazy
extra
photography
Which vowel cannot appear in a word as a weak syllable?
/ə/
/i/
/ɑː/
/u/
which is the first step to decide is if a syllable is weak or strong?
looking at stress
looking at transcription
knowing the different between them
Some ideas of weak syllables ?
Unstressed
Stressed
Vowel tends to be shorter
How many weak syllables are there in the word /iˈkɒn.ə.mi/?
1
2
3
The words used as contrast go from weak to strong
true
false
All weak syllables contain ə ("schwa")
true
false
the onset and code of 'six' have the same number of consonants
true
false
The vowel in the middle of a syllable is
Peak (nucleus)
Coda
Some ideas of strong syllables
Vowel phonemes (or a triphthong) are the peak
Lower intensity
Stressed
Unstressed
