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. 

opera

2. 

Niagara Falls

3. 

different

4. 

extraordinary

5. 

every

6. 

Catholic

7. 

average

8. 

chocolate

9. 

colonel

10. 

several

11. 

interested in

12. 

aspirin

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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