Syncope, or throwing away an unneeded syllable

Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice

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Syncope (loss of unstressed vowels after a stressed syllable.)

Example “chocolate” [CHAWK-uh-luht] becomes [CHAW-kluht]

1- I like to eat chocolate. [CHAW-kluht]

2- She visits her mother every weekend. [EV-ree]

3- He bought a new camera. [KAM-ruh]

4- We go for a walk in the evening. [EEV-niŋ]

6- Are you interested in ancient history? [HIS-tree]

7- We have a vegetable garden. [VEJ-tuh-buhl]

8- Those two ideas are not comparable. [KOM-pruh-buhl]

9- She works in a laboratory. [LAB-ruh-tor-ee]

10- What an interesting person he is. [IN-truhs-tiŋ]

11- I got the flu last week. I felt so miserable. [MIZ-ruh-buhl]

12- Generally I only drink coffee in the morning. [JEN-ruh-lee]

13- I have a headache. I’m going to take an aspirin.

14- Mexican Spanish is different from Argentinian Spanish.

15- What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

16- Let’s go to a restaurant for dinner.

17- Is coffee your beverage of choice?

18- I’d like to introduce you to my family.

19- That seems like a reasonable solution to our problem.

20- Ireland is nicknamed the “Emerald” Isle.

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