Dropped syllable

Review the number of vowels= Number of syllables

Today / tədeɪ / 2 syllables

Hotel / həʊtɛl/ 2 syllables

Vanity /ˈvanɪti/ 3 syllables

Sometimes vowel sounds dissapear giving a consequence a
reduction number of syllable. Example

Basic / beɪsɪk / 2 s

Basically / beɪsɪk (ə) li / 3 s

Dramatic / drəmatɪk / 3 s

Dramatically / drəmatɪkLI / 4 s

Practice /praktɪs/ 2 s

Practically / praktɪk (ə) li /3 s

Differ / dɪfə /2 s

Different / dɪf (ə) r (ə) nt / 3 s

General / dʒɛn (ə) r (ə) l / 3 s

Generally / dʒɛn (ə) rəli / 4 s

Interest / ɪnt (ə) rɪst /3 s

Chocolate / tʃɒk (ə) lət / 3 s

Preference / prɛf (ə) r (ə) ns / 3 s

Temperature / tɛmp (ə) rətʃə / 4 s

Family / famɪli/ 3 s

Laboratory / ˌ ləbɒrə t (ə) ri/ 5 s

Aspirin / asp (ə) rɪn /3 s

Opera / ɒp (ə) rə / 3 s

Several / sɛv (ə) r (ə) l / 3 s

Desperate / dɛsp (ə) rət / 3 s

Every / ɛvri / 2 s

TAKING NOTES

Do you want to go?

Probably

I don’t now

PRACTICE # 3

I’ll call ya/ see ya

I didn’t care

I don’t know why

Let me do it

Give me a break

PRACTICE # 4

a) Whadda you doin tonight?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT?
b) I duno yet. I think I’m gonna just stay home
I DON’T KNOW YET. I THINK I’M GOING TO JUST STAY
HOME
c) Wanna go to a movie
WANT TO GO A MOVIE
d) I’m kind a tired. I gotta get up early, tomorrow
I’M KIND A TIRED. I GOT TO GET UP EARLY,
TOMORROW
e) Joo go out last night
You go out last night
f) Yeah, I shoudna gone to bed so late. I would had a lot more
energy today
YEAH, I SHOULD NOT GONE TO BED SO LATE. I
WOULD HAD A LOT MORE ENERGY TODAY
g) why doncha just take it easy then and we’ll go out some
other time
WHY DON’T YOU JUST TAKE IT EASY THEN AND
WE’LL GO OUT SOME OTHER TIME
h) ok. lem me know when you’re free again, see ya
OK. LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU’RE FREE AGAIN SEE
YOU

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