Very often the weak form has / a/ in it, the strong form contains some other vowel e. g. was/woz/ for/fo: / them/dem/ to/tu It was too difficult for them to read /it wez ' tu: ' difikelt fe dam te ri: d/ A few words with /i: /in the strong form have a weak form with /i/ e.g.: the/ai the other end /ai Adar 'end/Very often the weak form has /ә/ in it, the strong form contains some other vowel. e .g.: was /wɔz/, for/fɔ:/, them/ðem/, to/tu:/ It was too difficult for them to read. /it wәz 'tu: 'difikәlt fә ðәm tә 'ri:d/ A few words with /i:/ in the strong form have a weak form with /i/; e .g.: the /ði:/, the other end /ði 'Λðәr 'end/