Words with Dropped Syllables
Words with Dropped Syllables
In many common 3-syllable words, the second syllable is dropped in spoken American English. Most American speakers do not pronounce these syllables when they speak.
Read the words in the chart below and drop the syllable as indicated in the second column. If you can remember to drop these syllables when you speak, your speech will sound much more natural.
Practice saying these words aloud, then click below to hear the correct pronunciation.
Word
|
Dropped syllable
|
aspirin
|
as-prin
|
average
|
av-rage
|
Barbara
|
Bar-bra
|
business
|
bus-ness
|
camera
|
cam-ra
|
different
|
dif-rent
|
evening
|
eve-ning
|
every
|
ev-ry
|
family
|
fam-ly
|
favorite
|
fav-rite
|
federal
|
fed-ral
|
general
|
gen-ral
|
interest
|
in-trest
|
Margaret
|
Mar-gret
|
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