4 Draw the syllable structure for each of

4. Draw the syllable structure for each of these one-syllable words in English

(a) spree /spri/ s o r n spr i c Ø

(b) Itched /ɪʧt/ s o Ø r n c ɪ ʧt

(c) foe /fo/ s o f r n c o Ø

(d) Sounds /saʊndz/ s o s r n c aʊ ndz


(f) bumped /bʌmpt/ s o b r n c ʌ mpt

(g) plants /plænts/ s o r n pl æ c nts

(h) eggs / gz/ s o Ø r n c gz

(i) blamed /blemd/ s o bl r n c e md

(j) Scrooge /skruʤ/ s o r n skr u c ʤ

5. Draw the syllable structure for each of these one-syllable morphemes in Mandarin Chinese

(a) 路 /lu/ s i f m l r n e Ø u Ø


(c) 臉 /lian/ or /ljan/ s i f m l i/j r n e a n

(d) 怪 /kuai/ or /kwai/ s i f m r n e k u/w a i



(g) 晚 /uan/ or / wan/ s i f m r n Ø u/w a e n

(h) 楊 /iaŋ/ or /jaŋ/ s i f m Ø r n e i/j a ŋ

(i) 水 / uei/ or / wei/ s i f m r n e u/w e i

(j) 冊 /ts / s i f m r n ts Ø e Ø

6. Use syllable structure to explain how the following words rhyme: flash, cash, stash, brash, succotash. Show the full structure of each relevant syllable.

s o rime n fl k st br t æ æ æ c ʃ ʃ ʃ The words rhyme because they all have the same, identical rime (nucleus and coda) – æʃ
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