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Strong and weak syllables

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The vowel in the middle of a syllable is ....

a)

Peak (nucleus)

b)

Coda

2.

All weak syllables contain a ("Schwa")

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Choose the close front  unrounded vowels:

a)

i: i

b)

u: i:

c)

u: u

d)

i u:

4.

Which is NOT characteristic of weak syllables?

a)

Shorter

b)

lower intensity

c)

different in quality

d)

a diphthong

5.

There is no strong syllables with a short vowel and no ....

a)

coda

b)

onset

c)

rhyme

d)

nuclear

6.

Which vowels can't appear in a word as weak syllable?

a)

/ ə /

b)

/ i: /

c)

/ a /

d)

/ ʊ /

7.

Which word has the 1st syllable that's considered as a weak syllable?

a)

father

b)

baby

c)

react

d)

treasure

8.

Which 'a' in the following words is strong syllable?

a)

sofa

b)

extra

c)

photography

d)

lazy

9.

which is feature of weak syllables ....

a)

Unstressed

b)

Stressed

c)

Vowel tends to be shorter

d)

Vowel phonemes( or a triphthong) are the peak

10.

The optional final part of a syllable is ...?

a)

Peak(nucleus)

b)

Coda