progress test 6

In counting the syllables in words, we are in fact counting the_________

vowel sounds

Experimental work has shown that four factors that cause a syllable to be made prominent are not___________

equally important

words generally stressed in sentences are_________including nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, and question words.

content words

cartain words can be pronounced in two different ways, which are called ________and________

strong forms/ weak forms

the word “that” has a weak form when used in a________

relative clause

___________is the process when a sound is influenced by the sound that precedes it

progressive assimilation

the word “twelfths” has a ________ final cluster

four

the word “squeak” has an initial ______ cluster

three

in the production of________, we will feel the air coming out of our mouth and producing noise because of the friction

fricatives

a constriction between the vocal cords, inside the larynx, has a _______place of articulation.

glottal