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The most important words which have weak and strong forms are:

Weak form Strong form
a /al /ei/(unusual)
am /(a)mn/ leem/
an /an/ /een/ (unusual)
and /(a)n(d)/ /eend/
are /a(r)/ /a:(r)/
as /az/ /eez/
at /at/ leet
be /b/ /bi:/
been /b1n/ /bi:n/
but /bat/ /baAt/
can /k(a)n/ /keen/
could /kad/ /kod/
do /da/ /du:/
does /daz/ /daz/
for /fa(r)/ /fax(n)/
from /fram/ /from/
had /(h)ad/ /heed/
has /(h)az,z,s/ /heez/
have /(h)av/ /heev/
he /(h)i/ /his/
her /(h)a(r)/ /h3:/
him /im/ /him/
his /tz/ /hiz/
is /z,s/ Nz/
must /m(a)s/ /mast/
not /nv /not/
of /av/ /pv/
our /a:(r)/ /ava(r)/
Saint /s(a)nt/ /seint/
shall /J(a)l/ /eel/
she /fi/ /fix/
should /§(a)d/ /fod/
sir /sa(r)/ /s3:(r)/
some /s(a)m/ /sam/
than /0(a)n/ /Ozen/
that (conj.) /O(a)t/ /Ozet/
the /Oa; O1/ /O0i:/
them /O(a)m/ /Oem/
there /Oa(r)/ /Oea(r)/
to /ta/ /tu:/
us /as/ /as/
was /w(a)z/ /woz/
we /wi/ /wi:/
were /wa(r)/ /w3:(r)/
who /hu/ /hu:/
would /wad; ad/ /wod/
will Ha)i/ Awl/
you /ju/ /ju:/
your /ja(r)/ /jo:(r)/