Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

American English Pronunciation

R = / ɚ/

wonder word: colonel

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I wonder how an American pronounces colonel

Now it’s your turn.
The Secret of Colonel

1. 

What is the correct spelling in English?

2. 

Which colonel was the 1st to fly nonstop across the Atlantic from New York to France?

3. 

Which colonel was the 1st American to orbit the earth?

4. 

Which colonel became President of the United States?

5. 

What is the insignia for the rank of colonel in the U.S. military?

6. 

The average ear of corn has 800 _________ in 16 rows.

7. 

What is the correct pronunciation in English?

8. 

Which colonel created the KFC chicken restaurants?

The Secret of R:

  1. 1-syllable words
  2. unstressed r = /ɚ/ (part 1)
  3. unstressed r = /ɚ/ (part 2)
  4. consonant clusters
  5. disappearing vowels
  6. my classroom worksheets at the bottom of this page