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Techniques and methods in Language Teaching > MONOSYLLABIC LEXICAL ITEMS
MONOSYLLABIC LEXICAL ITEMS
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nhlrhn
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MONOSYLLABIC LEXICAL ITEMS
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Hey there everyone. What would your answer be to the question below?I am a little confused and I need some explanations from you my dear colleagues and especially from native speakers of English. Thank you all in advance. Whch of the following lexical items is not monosyllabic? A) scraunched B) squirreled C) stretcher D) snapped E) esteem |
14 Apr 2015
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cunliffe
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B) squirreled (it �s 2 - squirr - eled. C) stretcher E) esteem. |
14 Apr 2015
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ELOJOLIE274
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syllable, a definition: a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without
surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for
example, there are two syllables in water and three in inferno snap 1 syllable -> snapped still 1 syllable (you had a consonant /t/ but no vowel) same for live - lived |
14 Apr 2015
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lacrosseteach
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In some dialects and in connected speech, B.) squirreled would be one syllable - "squirled". Otherwise, I agree with cunliffe. |
14 Apr 2015
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