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In an English syllable, the consonants following the NUCLEUS are called
CODA
ONSET
PEAK
NUCLEUS
The prominence of a stressed syllable is made up by the length, pitch, quality, and
Loudness
Tension
Strength
Pronunciation
A syllable in English is identified by
Consonant
Vowel
Stress
Semi-vowel
The peak of an English syllable should always be a vowel, diphthong or a(n)
Syllabic consonant
Appoximant
Semi-vowel
Consonant
The longest syllable structure in English may be
CCCVCCC
CCCVCCCC
CCVCCCC
CCCCVCCC
The shortest English syllable consists of
One sound
One consonant
One vowel and a consonant
A & B
When not emphasized, most words are pronounced with a weal form
Functional
Lexical
Auxiliary
Preposition
Auxiliaries are in strong form in
Final position
Mediun position
Initial position
All positions
The maximum number of consonants in CODA of an English syllable is
1
2
3
4
A simple word is a word consisting of
1 syllable
1 morpheme
A base and affix(es)
2 words joined together
A complex word contains at least
1 syllable
1 affix
1 suffix
1 prefix
Which one is not a factor making up the prominence of a stressed syllable?
Strength
Pitch
Quality
Loudness
The stress in on the penultimate syllable in words ending in
–iar
–oon
–een
–ette
The stress is placed on the last syllable in words ending with
–ic
–ness
–ese
–er
always occurs in English syllable
Vowel
Consonant
Onset
Coda
Which of the following is not true?
A minimum syllable would be a single vowel and a coda.
Some syllables may have no onset but have a coda.
Some syllables have an onset.
Some syllables have an onset and a coda.
The stress is on the syllable in the word
uncomfortable
First
Second
Third
Last
When not emphasized, most words are pronounced with a weak form
Auxiliary
Lexical
Functional
Preposition
Auxiliary is in strong form in
Negative form
Medial position
Initial position
All positions
The underlined word in the sentence “You must study hard to pass the exam” is in
Strong form
Weak form
Normal form
B & C
The underlined word in the sentence “You must’t put ‘and’ at the end of a sentence” is in
Strong form
Weak form
Normal form
B & C
The underlined word in the sentence “You must’t put ‘and’ at the end of a sentence” is in
Strong form
Weak form
Normal form
B & C
The underlined word in the sentence “You haven’t eaten anything all day; you must be hungry now” is in:
Strong form
Weak form
Normal form
B & C
Which of the following sentences is not true?
In a sentence, functional words are always weak.
In a sentence, usually lexical words are stressed.
When being in weak form, the vowe is usually pronounced as /ə/.
In rapid and casual speech, “and you” can be pronounced as /ənʤu/ as a result of assimilation of
Manner & place
Voice
Place
Manner
In natural connected speech, “today” can be pronounced as /tˈdeɪ/ as a result of
Linking
Assimilation
Elision
Dissimilation
In rapid and casual speech, “hit you” can be pronounced as /hɪʧu/ as a result of assimilation of
Manner, place & voice
Elision
Assimilation
Dissimilation
The pronunciation /kʌm ən si:/ of “come and see” is the result of
Linking
Elision
Assimilation
Dissimilation
The assimilation in “dogs” is:
Progressive assimilation of voice
Progressive assimilation of place or articulation
Progressive assimilation of manner
Regressive assimilation of voice
The tone used to convey strong feeling is:
Rise-fall
Rise
Fall-rise
Fall