Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

WEAK FORMS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the adjective in the sentence?

The gift her grandmother gave her was special.

a)

was

b)

gave

c)

gift

d)

special

2.

We use adverbs such as really, very, and extremely with ...................... to describe their higher intensity.

a)

'weak' adjectives

b)

'strong' adjectives

3.

The full/proper form of phonetic transcription is ....

a)

Weak form

b)

Weak and strong form

c)

Strong form

d)

Strong and weak form

4.

/ðən/ is the weak form of....

a)

ten

b)

than

c)

then

d)

there

5.

/ʃəd/ is the weak form of ....

a)

should

b)

shed

c)

shade

d)

set

6.

If you want quick to speak, so you should use ... to some words, especially grammar word.

a)

Strong and weak form

b)

Weak form

c)

Weak and strong form

d)

Strong form

7.

When a consonant phoneme will change to sound more like another consonant that is near it.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Elision

c)

Linking

d)

Strong

8.

How many types of assimilation?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3

9.

If you want slow to speak, so yo should use ... to all words.

a)

Strong forms

b)

Weak forms

c)

Strong and weak forms

d)

Weak and strong forms

10.

Adverbs like absolutely, completely, and totally are used with 'strong' adjectives to emphasize their intensity. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

 

Which word class has weak form and strong form?

a)

Adjective

b)

Pronoun

c)

Noun

d)

Adverb

12.

Choose the phrases in which the elisions occur

a)

Next please

b)

Mountain range

c)

Sandwich

d)

old man

13.

We finally arrived the next day.

a)

/nekt/

b)

/nest/

c)

/neks/

d)

/nek/

14.

When phonemes are deleted in casual speech (ex. the /d/ is not pronounced in "friendship")

a)

Assimilation

b)

Citation form

c)

Metathesis

d)

Elision

15.

Right-to-left (ex. the /s/ will become rounded in the word "soon")

a)

Single bar juncture

b)

Internal juncture

c)

Regressive assimilation

d)

Progressive assimilation

16.

Right-to-left (ex. the /s/ will become rounded in the word "soon")

a)

Single bar juncture

b)

Internal juncture

c)

Regressive assimilation

d)

Progressive assimilation

17.

Which is the strong form of "you"?

a)

/ju/

b)

/yu/

c)

/ju:/

d)

/yu:/

18.

Stand fast - stæn fɑːst is an example of

a)

/d/ elision

b)

/t/ elision

c)

/h/ elision

d)

/ə/ elision

19.

Next week - neks wi:k is an example of

a)

/d/ elision

b)

/ə/ elision

c)

/t/ elision

d)

/h/ elision

20.

He'd = /d/ is an example of

a)

/h/ elision

b)

/ə/ elision

c)

/t/ elision

d)

/d/ elision