The syllable onset vowel coda
Minimum syllable - answersA single vowel in isolation, preceded and followed by
silence.
Onset - answersMore than just silence preceding the centre of the syllable.
Coda - answersMore than just silence following the centre of the syllable.
Zero onset - answersWhen the first syllable of a word begins with a vowel.
Initial consonant - answersIf the syllable begins with one consonant.
Consonant cluster - answersTwo or more consonants together.
Pre-initial consonant - answersThe /s/ in first position in an initial two-consonant cluster.
('stick', 'smoke')
Post-initial consonant - answersThe /l, r, w, j/ in second position of an initial two-
consonant cluster. ('play', 'try', 'quick', 'few')
Zero coda - answersWhen there is no final consonant after a vowel.
Final consonant - answersWhen there is only one consonant.
Pre-final consonant - answersThe /m, n, ŋ, l, s/ in first position of a final two-consonant
cluster. ('bump', 'bent', 'bank', 'belt', 'ask')
Post-final consonant - answersThe /s, z, t, d, θ/ in second or third position in a final two-
consonant cluster. ('bets', 'beds', 'backed', 'bagged', 'eighth')
Strong syllable - answersWill have at its peak one of the vowel phonemes but not
schwa ( )ə
