Oral: Consonants Sounds clustered with /j/ - SS1 English Past Questions and Answers - page 1
Which of the following words has a consonant sound clustered with /j/?
Smile
Snow
Snake
Jump
Identify the word with three syllables stressed on the 2nd syllable:
Table
Butter
Decide
Happy
Which consonant sound is clustered with /j/ in the word "yellow"?
/l/
/m/
/s/
/t/
In the word "camera," on which syllable is the stress placed?
First syllable
Second syllable
Third Syllable
Which of the following words has a consonant sound clustered with /j/?
Face
Year
Beautiful
Tree
What are oral consonant sounds clustered with /j/?
Oral consonant sounds clustered with /j/ are consonant sounds that are followed by the semivowel /j/. These sounds include /b/, /d/, /g/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /l/, /r/, and /w/. When these sounds are followed by /j/, the /j/ sound is pronounced as a glide between the consonant and the following vowel. For example, the word "boy" is pronounced as /bɔɪ/. The /b/ sound is followed by the semivowel /j/, which is pronounced as a glide between the /b/ and the /ɔɪ/ vowel.
How is word stress of three syllables, stressed on the 2nd syllable, pronounced?
Word stress of three syllables, stressed on the 2nd syllable, is pronounced with the primary stress on the 2nd syllable and secondary stress on the 1st and 3rd syllables. For example, the word "beautiful" is pronounced as /bjuːˈtɪfəl/. The primary stress is on the 2nd syllable, /tɪfəl/, and the secondary stress is on the 1st and 3rd syllables, /bjuː/ and /ful/.