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WEAK FORMS

• Some words have both a strong and weak form.


she /ʃiː/ - /ʃi/, you /juː/ - /jə/ , /ju/, your /jɔː/ - /jə , /jər/
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• Content words (such as nouns, verbs, …) do not have weak forms. Function words, such
as auxiliary verbs, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, have both strong and weak
forms.
• When to use a strong form: usually when the words occur at the end of the sentence
(except for pronouns) and for emphasis (such as to make contrast, co-ordination,
citation, …)

SOME COMMON WEAK FORMS


1. Pronouns and possessive adjectivesː he, she, we, you, him, his, her, them, us, your.
Read the examples from Roach, pages 91-92, to find the weak forms of these words.
 These weak forms can occur in final position.
 Pay attention that: With final ‘r’ in spelling, the weak form is /ə/ before consonants
and /ər/ before vowels (to link to the next vowel sound)
 For he, him, his, her ː /h/ may be pronounced or omitted
2. Articles and linking wordsː a/an, the, and, but, than, that.
Read the examples from Roach, pages 90-91, to find the weak forms of these words.
 Pay attention to the different usage of “that”.
3. Prepositionsː as, at, for, from, of, to, there, some.
Read the examples from Roach, pages 92-93, to find the weak forms of these words.
 These words occur in strong forms when they are in final position.
 Pay attention to the different usage of “some”, “there”.
4. Auxiliary verbs: can/could, have/has/had, shall/should, must, do/does, am/are/was/were.
Read the examples from Roach, pages 94-95, to find the weak forms of these words.
 These words occur in strong forms when they are in final position or in NEGATIVE form
(e.g. cannot, should not,…)

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