020 weak strong forms table

Prof. Francisco Zabala - 2014

Strong & Weak Forms
Remember that the strong forms of the following words are used only under exceptional circumstances. Italics
indicate that a sound may be optional.

Auxiliaries & Verb ‘to be’
Weak Form
Strong Form
.?l+
l.
.zl.
Am /’m
.?.
.@9.
Are/ ’re
.ah.
.ah9.
Be
.ah9m+
aHm.
Been
.j'?(m.
.jzm.
Can
.j?c+
jTc.
.jTc.
Could
.c?.+Consonant
.ct9.

Do
.ct.+Vowel
.c?y.
.cUy.
Does
.'g(?c+
c.
.gzc.
Had/ ’d
.'g(?y+
r+
y.
.gzy.
Has/ ’s
.'g(?u+
u.
.gzu.
Have/ ’ve
.Hy+
r+
y.
.Hy.
Is /’s
.l?rs.
.lUrs.
Must
.R'?(k.
.Rzk.
Shall
.R?c+

RTc.
.RTc.
Should
.v?y.
.vPy.
Was
.v?.
.v29.
Were /’re
.vHk+
v'?(k+
k.
.vHk.
Will/ ’ll
.v?c+
vTc.
.vTc.
Would

I
You
He
She
It
We
They

Conjunctions
Weak Form
Strong Form

.?m'c(.
.zm'c(.
And
.?y.
.zy.
As
.a?s.
.aUs.
But
.C'?(m.
.Czm.
Than
.C?s.
.Czs.
That
Prepositions
Weak Form
Strong Form
.?s.
.zs.
At
.e?.
.eN9.
For
.eq'?(l.
.eqPl.
From
.?u.
.Pu.
Of

.s?.+Consonant
.st9.

To
.st. + Vowel
Others
Weak Form
Strong Form
.C?.
.Cd?.
There
.r'?(l.
.rUl.
Some

Personal Pronouns
Subjective
Objective
Weak Form Strong Form
Weak Form Strong Form
.`H.
.lh.
.lh9.
Me
.it.
.it9.
.it.
.it9.
You
.'g(h.

.gh9.
.'g(Hl.
.gHl.
Him
.Rh.
.Rh9.
.'g(?.
.g29.
Her
.Hs.
.Hs.
It
.vh.
.vh9.
.?r.
.Ur.
Us
.CdH.
.C'?(l.
.Cdl.
Them

Possessive Adjectives

My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our

Their

Weak Form Strong Form
.l`H.
.iN9.
.'g(Hy.
.gHy.
.'g(?.
.g29.
.Hsr.
.`'T(?+
@9.
.Cd?.

Articles
Indefinite
Definite
Weak Form Strong Form
Weak Form
Strong Form
.?.
.dH.
.Ch.+Vowel
A
.Ch9.
The
.?m.
.zm.
.C?.+Consonant
An