Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

American English Pronunciation

R = / ɚ/

Silent R: comfortable

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Reduction is when a vowel in an unstressed syllable is
pronounced /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. 

interested in

2. 

several

3. 

opera

4. 

colonel

5. 

extraordinary

6. 

average

7. 

different

8. 

aspirin

9. 

every

10. 

Catholic

11. 

chocolate

12. 

Niagara Falls

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
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