Abstract:
This study aims to spotlight on the English weak-form words that most learners of a foreign or a second language unable to attain their goal of native-like production. Sudanese University Students SUS are an example; they encountered difficulties to produce the weak forms accurately. The major goal, of this research was to evaluate the students’ performance in producing these forms (functional words). The instruments used for collecting data and information were classroom observation as well as pre- and posttests. The results confirm that, almost the majority of the participants were unable to produce such forms.
