DROPPED SYLLABLE



The number of syllables is determined by the number of vowels.
Example:

Note             /n@Ut/ = 1 Syllables
Notebook   /"n@Ut.b@Uk/ = 2 Syllables

But sometimes one of the vowels disappear and this produces a reduction in the number of syllables.
Example:

Dramatically                   /dra"m{t.Ikli/       = 3 Syllables
Practically                       /"pr{k.tI.klI/        = 3 Syllables
Basically                          /"beI.sI.kli/           = 3 Syllables
Intrinsically                      / In."trIn.zI.kli/        = 4 Syllables  
Extrinsically                     / ek"strIn.sI.kli/        = 4 Syllables
Chocolate                        /ˈtʃɒk.lət/                 = 2 Syllables


PRACTICE # 1

Preference            /"pre.fr@ns/
Laboratory           /l@"bQr.@tri/
Family               /"f{m.li/
Beverage              /"bev.r.IdZ/
Aspirin                 /"{s.prIn/
Desperate            /"desp.r@t/
Temperature       /"temp.pr@.tS@/
Broccoli               /"brQ.kly/
Several              /"sE.vral/
Generally            /"dZen.reli/
Average            /"{v.r.IdZ/
Different           /"dIf.r@nt/
Interesting          /"In.tr@s.tIN/
Comfortable       /"kVmp.f@.t@.bl/
Extraordinary  /Ik"strO:dIn.ri/


Examples:

1) Dramatic : /drəˈmætɪk/ 



2) Dramatically: /drəˈmætɪkli/

3) Broccoli: / ˈbrɑːkəli /

4) Chocolate: / ˈtʃɑːklət / || / ˈtʃɒklət/

5) Aspirin:  / ˈæsprən / || / ˈæsprɪn/

6) Beverage:  / ˈbevərɪdʒ/
7) Family / ˈfæmli/ , / ˈfæməli / || / ˈfæmɪli/ , / ˈfæmli/

8) Practically / ˈpræktɪkli/

9) Opera / ˈɑːprə / || / ˈɒprə/

10) Extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːrdnʲeri / ||/ɪkˈstrɔːdnʲri/

11) Laboratory / ˈlæbərətɔːri / ||/ləˈbɒrətri/

12) Generally / ˈdʒenrəli/

13) Different / ˈdɪfrənt/

14) Comfortable / ˈkʌmftərbəl / || / ˈkʌmftəbəl/


 
DROPPED SYLLABLES

Intonation pattern / Falling and Rising intonation



 INTONATION


Falling intonation pattern
Falling intonation literally means the feature of some accents of English where statements have a falling intonation patterns or low fundamental frequency or a low tone in the final syllable of the utterance.

Examples:

* I'm not going.

* The last syllable of the word in the exmple is low tone.ryt?.it should not pronounced as or the intonation should not be rising..gets?
Generally speaking, the following intonations are distinguished:
· Rising Intonation means the pitch of the voice rises over time [];
· Falling Intonation means that the pitch falls with time [];
· Dipping Intonation falls and then rises [↘↗];
· Peaking Intonation rises and then falls [↗↘].


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                                            Rising intonation pattern

In rising intonation the speaker’s pitch rises and stays HIGH at the end of a sentence. The rising pitch at the end of a sentence indicates that the speaker is waiting for a reply.

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List of Suffixes
Common Suffix
Word Ending
Examples & List of Common Suffixes
-able
-ad
-ade
-age
-agogy
-al
-al
-ality
-an
-ance
-ancy
-ant
-ant
-ar
-ar
-ard
-ary
-ary
-arch
-archy
-ate
-ate
-ate
-athlon
-ation
-ative
-atory
-bound
-cide
-city
-cy
-cycle
-dom
-ectomy
-ed
-ee
-eer
-eme
-en
-en
-ence
-ency
-ent
-ent
-eous
-er
-ergy
-ern
-ery
-ese
-esque
-ess
-etic
-fare
-ful
-gon
-gry
-holic
-hood
-ia
-iable
-ial
-ian
-iant
-iate
-ible
-ibly
-ic
-ical
-ics
-id
-ier
–ify
-ile
-illion
-ious
-ing
-ing
-ion
-ish
-ism
-ist
-ite
-itive
-itude
-ity
-ium
-ive
-ization / isation
-ize / ise
-land
-less
-like
-ling
-ly
-man
-ment
-meter
-metry
-mony
-most
-nesia
-ness
-ocracy
-ography
-ologist
-ology
-onomy
-or
-ory
-ose
-ous
-phone
-scope
-ship
-shire
-sion
-some
-ster
-t
-th
-tion
-ty
-uary
-ulent
-ward
-wise
-wright
-y
Comfortable
Triad
Blockade
Garage
Pedagogy
Focal
Appraisal
Sexuality
Urban
Annoyance
Vacancy
Relevant
Assistant
Linear
Liar
Wizard
Military
Dictionary
Monarch
Anarchy
Fortunate
Certificate
Concentrate
Decathlon
Concentration
Lucrative
Laboratory
Outbound
Suicide
Atrocity
Diplomacy
Hydrocycle
Kingdom
Vasectomy
Bored
Employee
Privateer
Morpheme
Leukemia
Golden
Independence
Frequency
Different
Resident
Courteous
Writer
Energy
Southern
 Machinery
Chinese
Picturesque
Actress
Sympathetic
Warfare
Hopeful
Pentagon
Angry
Alcoholic
Brotherhood
Mania
Sociable
Special
Italian
Defiant
Deviate
Incredible
Responsibly
Historic
Historical
 Economics
Candid
Cashier
Clarify
Tactile
Million
Ambitious
Playing
Action
Foolish, Tallish
English
Buddhism
Dentist
Socialite
Sensitive
Attitude
Formality
Calcium
Aggressive
Organization/Organisation
Idolize/Idolise
Finland
Careless
Childlike
Duckling
Monthly
Fireman
Government
Thermometer
Geometry
Testimony
Innermost
Polynesia
Kindness, Darkness
Democracy
Photography
Archaeologist
Biology
Astronomy
Governor
History
Glucose
Nervous
Telephone
Telescope
Friendship
Oxfordshire
Decision
Awesome
Gangster
Burnt
Growth
Introduction
Loyalty
January
Fraudulent
Inward
Clockwise
Playwright
Sunny