Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

American English Pronunciation

Vowels

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. 

average

2. 

interested in

3. 

every

4. 

colonel

5. 

aspirin

6. 

chocolate

7. 

Niagara Falls

8. 

opera

9. 

different

10. 

extraordinary

11. 

Catholic

12. 

several


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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