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Reduction: coulda … woulda … shoulda

Saturday, March 21, 2020 by Eva Easton 7 Comments


Reduction is when a vowel in an unstressed syllable
is pronounced /ə, ɪ/ or disappears completely.

In this video, we practice reduced coulda, shoulda, woulda


review vowel sound /ʊ/ 


Now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
What verb form do you hear?

1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-clean.mp3I __________ cleaned the house if I had known you were coming over.

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-told-3.mp3I __________ told you sooner, but you were busy.

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-job-2.mp3I __________ done a better job.

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-told-2.mp3I __________ told you about it.

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-job.mp3I __________ done a better job.

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-world.mp3I __________ missed it for the world.

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-bed-1.mp3You __________ gone to bed earlier.

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-father-1.mp3I __________ listened to my father.

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-friends.mp3I __________ listened to my friends.

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-Mary.mp3You __________ seen Mary at the party. She wasn't there.

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-bed-2.mp3You __________ stayed up so late.

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/coulda-shoulda-woulda-told-1.mp3I __________ told you about it.

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