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