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syllable structure
nucleus coda onset
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a nucleus in phonetics? | The nucleus is the central part of the syllable, usually a vowel, and the only obligatory element of a syllable. |
| What are the optional parts of a syllable? | The onset and the coda. |
| Can a consonant be a nucleus? | Yes, if it is a syllabic consonant (like [l̩], [n̩], [m̩]). |
| What is the difference between onset and coda? | Onset comes before the nucleus; coda comes after the nucleus |
| What is the onset of a syllable? | The consonant sound or sounds that come before the nucleus. |
| What is the coda of a syllable? | The consonant sound or sounds that follow the nucleus. |
| What is the nucleus in bed? | [ɛ] |
| What is the nucleus in beet? | [i] |
| What is the nucleus in bite? | [aɪ] |
| Identify onset, nucleus, coda: blue [bluː]. | onset [bl], nucleus [uː], coda Ø |
| Identify onset, nucleus, coda: art [ɑːt]. | onset Ø, nucleus [ɑː], coda [t] |
| Identify onset, nucleus, coda: try [traɪ]. | onset [tr], nucleus [aɪ], coda Ø |
| Which type of nucleus is [iː] in see? | vowel nucleus. |
| Which type of nucleus is [aɪ] in time? | diphthong nucleus. |
| Which type of nucleus is [l̩] in little? | syllabic consonant nucleus. |