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Pronouns She

Strong form: /i:/Weak form: /I/

A: She doesnt smoke or drink! (she is strong)

B: Ah, thats what she told you! (she is weak)

Them

strong form: / m/

weak form: /em/

when I said, Give them a drink I didnt mean them, I meant the people.

(first them: weak, second them: strong)

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We

Strong form: /wi:/

weak form: /wI/

A: Im afraid we cant stay any longer (we is weak)

B: What do you mean, we? Ive got plenty of time.

(we is strong)

You

strong form: /ju:/

weak form: /j/

A: Will you be at the meeting on Friday? (you is weak)

B: Yes. Will you be there? (you is strong)

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Her

Strong form: /h:/

weak form: // or /h/

A: Do you know that woman?B: Her? No, I dont recognise her. (first her is strong, second her is weak)

He

strong form: /hi:/

weak form: /I/

A: Is he there? (he is weak)

B: Who?

A: The boss.

B: No. Everybody else is working, but hes gone home!

(he is strong)

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Prepositions At

Strong form: t

In final position: whats he shooting at?

wts i u:t t?

Weak form: t

Ill see you at lunch

al si: ju t ln

For

Strong form:

in final position: whats that for?

wts t f:?

Weak form: f (before consonants)

tea for two /ti: f tu:/

fr (before vowels)

thanks for asking /ks fr :sk/

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Some

strong form: it occurs before countable noun, meaning an

unknown individual

I think some animal broke it

a k sm nml brk t

in final position : Ive got some

av gt sm

weak form: its used before uncountable noun, meaning an

unspecified amount of and before other nouns in the plural,

meaning an unspecified number ofhave some more tea

hv sm m: ti:

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There

strong form:

demonstrative function: e (er before vowels)

put it there /pt t e/in final position: e or e

there isnt any, is there? znt eni z e

Weak form: (before consonants), r (before vowels)

there should be a rule / d bi ru:l/

there is /r z/

Of

strong form: vin final position: someone Ive heard of

smwn av h:d v

weak form: v

most of all /mst v :l/

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Auxiliary Verbs Can , could

strong form: kn , kd

I think we can /a k wi kn/

most of them could / mst v m kd/

weak form: kn, kd

they can wait /e kn wet/

he could do it /hi: kd du: t/

Must

strong form:

in final position: mst

she certainly must / I s:tnli mst/weak form: conclusion or deduction (she left at 8 oclock, so she must

arrived by now)

ms (before consonants) you must try harder /ju ms tra h:d/

mst (before vowels) he must eat more /hi mst i:t m:/

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Am

strong form (in final position): m

shes not as old as I am /Iz nt z ld z a m/

weak form: mwhy am I here? /wa m a ?/

Are

strong form: :

I know the Smiths are /a n sms :/

weak form:

(before consonants), here are the plates / plets/

r (before vowels) , the coats are in there

Was

strong form: wz

the last record was

weak form: wz

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