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Written o = silent o

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How many ways do we pronounce written single o?

Reduction
 is when a vowel in an unstessed syllable
is pronounced /ә,ɪ/ or disappears completely.

Now it’s your turn.
What written vowel is not pronounced?

1. 

every

2. 

aspirin

3. 

Catholic

4. 

different

5. 

interested in

6. 

several

7. 

opera

8. 

average

9. 

colonel

10. 

extraordinary

11. 

Niagara Falls

12. 

chocolate


Related Lessons:

  1. /a/
  2. /ow/ [part 1]…[part 2]…[practice /a-ow/]
  3. /aw/ [part 1]…[part 2]…[practice /a-ow-aw/]
  4. /ɔ/
  5. /ʌ/
  6. /ʊ/
  7. silent o
  8. /ɚ/
  9. /ə/ schwa
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