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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