Silent R: comfortable Saturday, October 31, 2020 by Eva Easton 2 Comments Reduction is when a vowel in an unstressed syllable ispronounced /ə, ɪ/ or disappears completely.In this video, we practice reduction in the word comfortable Now it’s your turn.Each word has a disappearing vowel.Which vowel is not pronounced? 1. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-chocolate.mp3chocolate a e i o 2. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-interested-in.mp3interested in a e i o 3. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-aspirin.mp3 aspirin a e i o 4. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-colonel.mp3colonel a e i o 5. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-every.mp3every a e i o 6. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-catholic.mp3Catholic a e i o 7. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-opera.mp3opera a e i o 8. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-different.mp3different a e i o 9. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-extraordinary.mp3extraordinary a e i o 10. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-several.mp3several a e i o 11. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-niagara.mp3Niagara Falls a e i o 12. https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/silent-vwl-average.mp3average a e i o Time's up The Secret of R: 1-syllable wordsunstressed r = /ɚ/ (part 1)unstressed r = /ɚ/ (part 2)consonant clustersdisappearing vowelsmy classroom worksheets at the bottom of this page Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.