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Pronounce Common Contractions
1. How to Pronounce Contractions
• I am = I’m = /aim/
• You are = you’re = strong /jɔːr/, jʊr/ weak /jər/
• He is, He has = He’s = /hiːz/
• She is, she has = she’s = strong /ʃiːz/ weak /ʃiz
• It is = It’s = /ɪts/
• We are = We’re = /wɪər/ , /wɪr/
• They are = They’re = /ðeər/, /ðer/
• How is = How’s = /haʊz/
• Why is = Why’s = /waiz/
• What is, what has = What’s = /wɒts/, /wɑːts/,/wʌt/
• When is, When does = /wenz/
• I have = I’ve = /aiv/
• You have = You’ve = strong /juːv/ weak /jəv/
• We have = We’ve = /ˈwiːv/ /wiv/
• Could have = Could’ve = /ˈkʊd.əv/
• Should have = Should’ve = /ˈʃʊd.əv/
• Would have = Would’ve = /ˈwʊd·əv/
• Might have = Might’ve = /ˈmaɪ.təv/
• I will = I’ll = /aɪl/
• You will = You’ll= /juːl/
• He will = He’ll = /hiːl/
• She will = She’ll = /ʃil/ /ʃiːl/
• It will = It’ll = /ˈɪt.əl/ , /ˈɪt̬.əl/
• We will = We’ll = strong /wiːl/ weak /wil/
• They will = They’ll = /ðeɪl/
• How will = How’ll = /haʊl/
• Where will = Where’ll = /weərl/
• When will = When’ll = /Wen əl/
• What will = What’ll = /wʌ dəl/
• Who will = Who’ll = /huːl/
• I had, I would = I’d = /aid/
• You had, you would = you’d = /juːd/
• He had, he would = He’d = /hi:d/
• She had, she would = She’d = /ʃid/ /ʃiːd
• It had, it would = It’d = /ˈɪt.əd/, /ˈɪt̬.əd/
• We had, we would = We’d = /wid/
• They had, they would = They’d = /ðeɪd/
• How had, how would, how did= How’d = /haʊd/
• Where did = Where’d = /weərd/
• Why did = Why’d = /waid/