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APPENDIX 4 :
SYLLABLE DELETION
-basically
/ˈbeɪsɪkli/
-contemporary
/kən'temprəri/
-dictionary
/ˈdɪkʃənri/
-difference
/'dɪfrəns/
-different
/'dɪfrənt/
-documentary
/ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/
-elementary
/ˌelɪˈmentri/
-fashionable
/ˈfæʃnəbl/
-favourite
/'feɪvrət/
-general
/'dʒenrəl/
-history
/'hɪstri/
-interesting /'ɪntrəstɪŋ/ /'ɪntrestɪŋ/
-library
/'laɪbri/
-literature
/'lɪtrətʃəʳ/
-military
/'mɪlətri/
-miserable
/ˈmɪzrəbl/
-mystery
/ˈmɪstri/
-natural
/'nætʃrəl/
-opera
/'ɒprə/
-reference
/'refrəns/
-restaurant
/'restrɒnt/
-secondary
/'sekəndri/
-secretary
/'sekrətri/
Linking /r/ is not sounded when the following sound is a consonant.
/he(r) Turkish/
/r/ is pronounced when the following sound is a vowel sound.
/her English/