Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

American English Pronunciation

Vowels

R: iron

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R is the king of consonants.
It can make vowels disappear.

In this video, you can learn the secret of the word iron.

Now it’s your turn.
Answer each question.

1. 

Where is the Flat Iron Building?

2. 

The cook uses _______ pans to cook on a _______ stove.

3. 

Idiom: Strike while the iron is _______.

4. 

The house has an elegant _______ gate.

5. 

How do we divide the word "iron" in pronunciation?

6. 

Which kind of chocolate is a good source of iron?

7. 

Idiom: Slow down. You have too many irons in the _______.

8. 

The man can eat anything and never has stomach problems.

9. 

What kind of person uses a waffle iron?

10. 

How many syllables does the word "iron" have?

11. 

What kind of person uses a curling iron regularly?

12. 

What is a thing you can find in a laundry room?

The Secret of R:

  1. 1-syllable words
  2. unstressed r = /ɚ/ (part 1)
  3. unstressed r = /ɚ/ (part 2)
  4. consonant clusters
  5. disappearing vowels
  6. my classroom worksheets at the bottom of this page