Weak syllable deletion refers to

• A. The last consonant is deleted
• B. Inserting a vowel between consonants
• C. Deletion of one or more syllables in a multisyllabic word
• D. Deleting a final consonant

Answer: (C)

Weak syllable deletion is when an unstressed syllable in a multisyllabic word is omitted, making the word shorter and easier to say. This happens in early speech as a simplification. For example, banana can become nana by dropping the first, unstressed syllable, and tomato can become mato by dropping the initial unstressed syllable. It’s different from deleting a final consonant or inserting a vowel between consonants, which are separate processes. The essential idea is the removal of one or more syllables from a multisyllabic word.