The weak forms of the function words differ from the strong ones in the following ways: ( )
A: A long vowel turns into a short vowel.
B: Some vowels become the obscure /ə/.
C: A vowel sound may be omitted.
D: A consonant sound may be dropped.
A: A long vowel turns into a short vowel.
B: Some vowels become the obscure /ə/.
C: A vowel sound may be omitted.
D: A consonant sound may be dropped.
举一反三
- In American English, “r”sound is rhotic both in front of a vowel sound and a consonant sound.
- When one word ends with a vowel sound and the next word begins with a vowel sound, we link the words with a little /j/ or /w/ sound.
- Which group of the words has the same vowel sound?
- 中国大学MOOC: The long vowels and short vowels, such as/i:/ and /ɪ/, /ɜː/ and /ə/, /u:/ and /ʊ/, /ɔ:/ and /ɒ/ , are quite similar. The only difference between the long vowel and the short vowel is that one is pronounced longer and the other is pronounced shor
- When there are function words between the strong stresses, English speakers make them very short so they fit between the stresses by A: reducing the vowels (using the weak vowel or schwa) B: linking words together C: squeezing the words together D: saying them quickly