Group 4

Group 4
STRONG AND
WEAK SYLLABLES
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Group 4
Name Task
Vo Thi Hong Phuong Read and synthesize the information about How to identify a weak
syllable and a strong syllable?
Nguyen Kim Thoa Read and synthesize the information about features of the first five schwa.
Mai Truong Yen Ngoc Read and synthesize the information about features of the last five schwa.
Minigame
Dinh Hoai Huong Read and synthesize the information about a close front unrounded vowel
Do Mai Quynh Nhu Read and synthesize the information about a close back unrounded vowel
Table of Contents Group 4
Identify Strong syllables and Weak

01 syllables
02 Types of weak syllables

2.1. The vowel of schwa /ə/
2.2. Close front vowel
2.3. Close back vowel
03 Mini Game
Group 4
01
Identify Strong
- Strength and weakness
is one of the most
noticeable features of the
syllables
English.
and Weak - We could describe them
syllables partly in terms of stress
Strong syllable:
- is one that has as its centre any vowel
phoneme except /ǝ/.
- If the vowel is /ɪ/, /e/, /æ/, /ʌ/, /ɒ/, /ʊ/, then
the strong syllable will always have a coda
as well.
Ex: better /ˈbetə(r)/
Weak syllable:
- is one that has any one of the following four elements
as its centre:
1- the vowel schwa /ǝ/
2- a close front vowel /ɪ/ and /i:/
3-a close back vowel /ʊ/ and /u:/
4- a syllabic consonant
Strong Syllable Weak Syllable
- Strong syllables are stressed - Weak syllables are unstressed
- Length: Strong syllables are - Length: Weak syllables are

longer than weak syllables. shorter than strong syllables.
- Loudness: Strong syllables are - Loudness: Weak syllables

louder than weak syllables. are less loud.
- Quality: has peak consisting of
all vowels ( long vowel, dipthong, - Quality: has peaks with
tripthong) except /ə/, /ɪ/, /i:/,/ʊ/ vowels: /ə/, /ɪ/, /i:/,/ʊ/ and /u/.
and /u/.
Ex: Data /ˈdeɪ.tə/ Father /ˈfɑː.ðɚ/

Group 4
02
Types of weak
syllables
2.1. The vowel of schwa /ə/
- The most frequently occurring
vowel in English.
- Always associated with
weak syllables.
- In quality it is mid and central.
- It is generally described as
lax, that is, not articulated
with much energy.

a. Spelt with 'a'; strong pronunciation would have /æ/
Ex: barrack /ˈbærək/
b. Spelt with 'ar'; strong pronunciation would have /ɑː/
Ex: monarchy /ˈmɒnəki/
c. Adjectival endings spelt 'ate'; strong pronunciation would have /eɪ/
Ex: intimate /ˈɪntɪmət/
d. Spelt with 'o'; strong pronunciation would have /ɒ/
Ex: Tomorrow /təˈmɒrəʊ/
e. Spelt with 'or'; strong pronunciation would have /ɔː/
Ex: Forget /fəˈɡet/

f. Spelt with “ e “ ; strong pronunciation would have /e/
Ex: settlement /ˈsetlmənt/
g. Spelt with “ er “; strong pronunciation would have /ɜ:/
Ex: server /ˈsɜːvə(r)/
h. Spelt with “ u “ ; strong form would have /ʌ/
Ex: Support /sə’pɔːt /
i. Spelt with “ ough” ( there are other
pronunciation of the letter sequence “
ough” )
Ex: thorough /ˈθʌrə/
k. Spelt with “ ous”
Ex: gracous /ˈɡreɪʃəs/
2.2. A close front unrounded
vowel (/iː/, /ɪ/) Group 4
Some where between /ɪ/ and /i:/

sit seat
/sɪt/ /si:t/
city
/sɪti:/
/sɪtɪ/
a. In word-final position in words spelt with final ‘y’ or ‘ey’ (after
one or more consonant letters)
Ex: happy -> /ˈhæpi/
valley -> /ˈvæli/
b. In morpheme-final position when such words have suffixes
beginning with vowels
Ex: easiest -> /i:ziəst/
c. In a prefix such as those spelt ‘re’, ‘pre’, ‘de’ if it precedes a vowel
and is unstressed.
Ex: react -> /riˈækt/
deactivate -> /diːˈæktɪveɪt/
d. In the suffixes spelt ‘iate’, ‘ious’ when they have two syllables
Ex: appreciate -> /əˈpəˈpriːʃieɪ/ / hilarious /hɪˈleəriəs/
e. In the following words when unstressed: ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘we’, ‘me’,
‘be’ and the word ‘the’ when it precedes a vowel.
#note: In most other cases of weak syllables containing a close
front unrounded vowel we can assign the vowvel to the /i/ phoneme
-The first syllable:

Ex: resist-> /rɪˈzɪst/
enough-> /ɪˈnʌf/
-The middle syllable:
Ex: incident-> /ˈɪnsɪdənt/
orchestra->/ˈɔːkɪstrə/
- The final syllable :
Ex: swimming -> /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
liquid -> /ˈlɪkwɪd/
2.3. A close back rounded vowel
/u:/, /ʊ/ Group 4
Somewhere between /ʊ/ and /u:/

This vowel is not very common /u/
food good
/fu:d/
/gʊd/
Food to eat Good to eat
? /Is it /tu:/ or /tʊ

Weak syllables containing /u/ are found in :
a- in words such as ‘ you’ ‘to’ and ‘do’ when they are unstressed and not
followed by a consonant
Ex: To enter / tu entə/
b- the words ‘through’ and ‘who’ in all positions when they are
unstressed.
c- before another vowel in a word.
Ex: Evaluation / ɪvæljuˈeɪʃn/ influenza /ɪnfluˈenzə/
Group 4
03
Mini Game
1. Which one is true about strong
syllable?
A Stressed, has long vowel
Stressed, has short vowel

B
2. What is the correct answer of “ architect”?
A /ˈɑːr.kə.tekt/
B /ˈɑːr.ki:.tekt/
3. What is the correct answer of “ thorough ”?
A /ˈθʌrə/
B /ˈθʌruː/
4. A weak Syllable will have as its centre and mid:
A æ
B ə
5. What is the correct answer of “ prove”?
A /pruːv/
B /prʊv/
6. What is correct answer of types of weak
syllable ?
A Schwa (/ə/), / ʌ /, /u/
B Schwa (/ə/), /i/, /u/

7. What is correct answer of weak syllable
“hurricane”?
A /ˈhʌrɪkən/

B /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
Thanks! Group 4
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Identify Strong syllables and Weak

02 Types of weak syllables

- Length: Strong syllables are - Length: Weak syllables are

- Loudness: Strong syllables are - Loudness: Weak syllables

Ex: Data /ˈdeɪ.tə/ Father /ˈfɑː.ðɚ/

Ex: Forget /fəˈɡet/

Some where between /ɪ/ and /i:/

-The first syllable:

Somewhere between /ʊ/ and /u:/

Food to eat Good to eat

? /Is it /tu:/ or /tʊ

A Stressed, has long vowel

Stressed, has short vowel

A Schwa (/ə/), / ʌ /, /u/

B Schwa (/ə/), /i/, /u/

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