Listen to the recordings and decide which one of the words has pre-fortis clipping.

Decide what the speaker is communicating to you the listener by the pitch pattern.

Students of English phonology who study hard and come to all classes pass the test.

Each of the following sentences contain one of the words: from, of, at, to, for. 

Focus on these items and decide, whether they are in either weak or strong form.

The most common vowel in English is known as .

means prominence. The quality of sound is noticeable. It attracts attention.

words are words which have a dictionary meaning. These words do not have two forms of pronunciation.

When a vowel is followed by a voiceless consonant in the same syllable the vowel is shortened. This is called pre-fortis . 

When the pronunciation of the suffix –ed in the simple past of regular verbs is affected by the final sound of the infinitive this is called progressive assimilation of .