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SILENT <strong>SYLLABLE</strong>S<br />

BRITISH ENGLISH<br />

Miss out a syllable<br />

/ˈdɪkʃənri/<br />

/'nesəsri/<br />

/'sekrətri/<br />

/ˈkʌmftəbl/<br />

/ˈmedsn/<br />

/'restrɒnt/<br />

/ˈtʃɒklət/<br />

/kənˈtempri/<br />

/'praɪmri/<br />

AMERICAN ENGLISH<br />

Pronounce all the syllables<br />

/ˈdɪkʃəneri/<br />

/'nesəseri/<br />

/'sekrəteri/<br />

/ˈkʌmfərtəbl/<br />

/ˈmedɪsn/<br />

/'restərɑːnt/<br />

/ˈtʃɑːkələt/<br />

/kənˈtempəreri/<br />

/'praɪmeri/<br />

/ə/<br />

Schwa is the most common vowel sound in English<br />

was /wəz/ from /frəm/ her /həʳ/<br />

unless /ənˈles/ direct /dəˈrekt/<br />

/dʒ/<br />

/d + ʒ/<br />

First make the sound /d/, then add the sound /ʒ/<br />

jazz /dʒæz/ Jeep /dʒiːp/<br />

/tʃ/<br />

/t + ʃ/<br />

First make the sound /t/, then add the sound /ʃ/<br />

chance /tʃɑːns/ charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ cheque /tʃek/

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