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English Phonetics & Phonology - Syllables
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- 1. Multiple Choice
"A syllable can be defined very loosely as a unit larger than the phoneme but smaller than the word."
TRUE
FALSE
- 2. Multiple Choice
The main constituents within a syllable are:
onset
rhyme
nucleus
coda
phoneme
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which are the elements in the rhyme?
onset and coda
nucleus and coda
onset and nucleus
only onset
- 4. Multiple Choice
Minimum syllable is the one that has...
only a consonant.
only a vowel.
only the rhyme.
only the onset.
- 5. Multiple Choice
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.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Some syllables have no vowel in their nucleus.
TRUE
FALSE
- 7. Multiple Choice
When we have two or more consonants together we call them...
a consonant cluster.
a diphthong.
onset.
rhyme.
- 8. Multiple Choice
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 four consonants in the onset.
Up to three consonants in the coda
- 9. Multiple Choice
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.
- 10. Multiple Choice
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.
- 11. Multiple Choice
About the Sonority Scale, we can 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.
- 12. Multiple Choice
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.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Check the consonant sounds that can act as the nucleus of a syllable.
/l/
/r/
/n/
/p/
/t/
- 14. Multiple Choice
Are caracteristics 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
- 15. Multiple Choice
The most frequently occurring vowel in English is...
/ə/
/ɪ/
/ʊ/
/e/
- 16. Multiple Choice
Stressed syllables are recognised as stressed because they are more prominent than unstressed syllables.
TRUE
FALSE
- 17. Multiple Choice
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/
- 18. Multiple Choice
There is only one level of word stress in the English language.
TRUE
FALSE
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which words have the same stress pattern?
apple, table, hotel
suspect (verb), import (verb), record (noun)
hairbrush, football, boyfriend
memorial, computer, flexible
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which words are stressed in the last syllable?
anyone
employee
machine
Japanese
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