wonder word: vegetable

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

In this lesson, we practice vowels that disappear completely, as in the word…

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vegetable
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəl/

 

vegetable
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəl/

We’re going to play
“Name that Vegetable.”

Look at each picture below.
What vegetable do you see?

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Click on the chart to make the pictures bigger.
Answers at the end of the quiz.

 

vegetables
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəlz/

1.  What are these giant orange vegetables?

For Halloween, Americans use them as decoration.
For Thanksgiving, we make pie from them.

 

vegetable
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəl/

2.  This white vegetable is part of the cabbage family.

 

vegetables
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəlz/

3.  What vegetables did the person just pick from the garden?

 

vegetables
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəlz/

4.  These colorful vegetables get their name from their shape.

 

vegetable
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəl/

5.  Rabbits like to eat this vegetable.

 

vegetable
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəl/

6.  What is a common name for this vegetable?
People have several names for it throughout the U.S.

 

vegetable
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəl/

7.  This vegetable is known to exist since 3000 B.C.

 

vegetable
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəl/

8.  This green vegetable is in the cabbage family.

 

vegetable
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəl/

9.  This vegetable is used mostly for salads.

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[Wonder Word Link]

 

vegetable
/ˈvɛt͡ʃ–tə–bəl/

10.  These vegetables grow inside a pod.

From this, we have an idiom to describe people that are alike.
“The two brothers are like 2 ____________ in a pod.”

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Fill in the blank.

 

And now let’s review the pronunciation
of all the vegetables on the chart.

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Click on the chart to make the picture bigger.

Answers

1-pumpkin
2-cauliflower
3-radishes
4-bell pepper
5-carrot
6-green bean
7-asparagus
8-broccoli
9-lettuce
10-peas…They’re like 2 peas in a pod.

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Now it’s your turn.
Which written vowel is not pronounced?