2. What are reductions?
How can they help our speaking
and listening skills?
Question
3. They can help you speak faster
with more fluency!
If you are aware of reductions, it
will be easier to understand
others!
They help you work less hard
while speaking English!
Why study English reductions?
4. Your Resting Mouth Position
• When your tongue is relaxed in your
mouth, where is it touching?
• Every language has a unique resting
mouth position!
• This is called the ‘articulatory setting’, if
you’re interested.
7. English Articulatory Setting
• While we practice reductions, think
about keeping your tongue ‘ready to
go’ by putting into the English
articulatory setting!
8. 1. Utterances:
This is where two words are
combined into one.
There are 3 common reductions.
10. 1.What do you wanna do tonight?
Let’s practice the sounds in
context.
2.What is she gonna do now ?
3.You oughda help her.
4. I hafta leave soon.
5.She hazta pay you now.
6.Tom hada pay the bill.
11. 2. n/ er / fer:
These reductions are weak and short.
Correct spelling What we hear
and n
or er
for fer
12. 1. I want cream n sugar.
Let’s practice these sounds in
context:
2. Do you want tea er coffee ?
3. You need to look fer your wallet.
13. 3. Elimination of the “h” sound
There are 3 common reductions.
Correct spelling What we hear
him im
her er
14. 1. I saw er at 10:00 pm last night.
Let’s practice the sounds in
context.
2. Do you want im to help you?
15. 1. I sawer at 10:00 pm last night.
Let’s practice the sounds in
context.
2. Do you wantim to help you?
