Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

American English Pronunciation

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. How do we divide the word "iron" in pronunciation?
2. What kind of person uses a curling iron regularly?
3. Which kind of chocolate is a good source of iron?
4. What kind of person uses a waffle iron?
5. Idiom: Strike while the iron is _______.
6. What is a thing you can find in a laundry room?
7. Idiom: Slow down. You have too many irons in the _______.
8. The house has an elegant _______ gate.
9. How many syllables does the word "iron" have?
10. Where is the Flat Iron Building?
11. The cook uses _______ pans to cook on a _______ stove.
12. The man can eat anything and never has stomach problems.

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
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