Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

American English Pronunciation

Reduction: wanna

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

In this video, we practice reduced wanna.

And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
want a or want to

1. 

I _________ find a job with a future.

2. 

I _________ find a new job.

3. 

I _________ be able to pay all my bills on time.

4. 

I _________ find a job soon because I need the money.

5. 

It's time to stop talking and get going. I _________ get my resume and application up-to-date and send them off before the end of the day.

6. 

I _________ job where I can travel.

7. 

I don't _________ part-time job.

8. 

I _________ full-time job.

9. 

I _________ be able to travel and get paid for it.

10. 

I don't _________ have to worry about paying my bills.

11. 

And I _________ get a job in a big city.

12. 

I _________ job where I can start right away.

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    • Thank you, Elke.

      There will more reduction videos. American English pronunciation is based on stress and reduction patterns. It’s interesting to see how this works in English.

      Eva

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