Lesson 38. And what's His Name?

Strong and weak forms: Possessives, conjunctions, prepositions
Lesson 38; Part A
![]() ![]() Give me your hand! (your is weak) A: Your turn! (your is strong) B: No, it's your turn! (your is strong) A: That's our new neighbour. B: And what's his name? (and and his are weak) A: No, her! (her is strong) B: Oh, sorry. What's her name? (her is strong) A: She must be rich - look at her car! (her is weak) ![]() B: I think that's his car, actually! (his is strong) A: They've sold their old house, I see. (their is weak) B: They've sold their house, yes, but they haven't bought another one yet. (their is strong) A: Would you like some ice cream or some cake?(some is weak) B: I'd like some ice cream and some cake, please! (and is strong, some is weak) A: Do you like those sweets? (do and you are weak) B: Well, some of them are good, (some is strong, of and them are weak) The shop's closed from one to two. (from and to are weak) There's a bus to the village at six, but there's no bus back from there tonight. (to and from are strong, at is weak) |
Lesson 38; Part B
Many possessives, conjunctions and prepositions have two different pronunciations - a strong form and a weak form. Normally we use the weak form, but if the word is stressed because it is especially important, or because we want to show a contrast, we use the strong form.
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* The r at the end of these words is pronounced before a vowel. What's your_address? What was their_answer? Come in for_a minute. ** to is pronounced /tu:/ before a vowel sound. to_a party |
Exercises
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