Stress syllable words

Where is the stress syllable in the fallowing word. Popular?

• 1rst

• 2nd

• 3rd

• none

'Beautiful' has ... syllabel.

• one

• two

• three

• four

"A syllable can be defined very loosely as a unit larger than the phoneme but smaller than the word."

• TRUE

• FALSE

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.

There is only one level of word stress in the English language.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which words have the same stress pattern?

• apple, table, hotel

• suspect (verb), import (verb), record (noun)

• hairbrush, football, boyfriend

• memorial, computer, flexible

Minimum syllable is the one that has...

• only a consonant.

• only a vowel.

• only the rhyme.

• only the onset.

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.

If you see apostrophe, then the ... syllable should be stressed.

• previous

• next

• last

• first

'University' has ... syllables.

• two

• three

• four

• five