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Reduction: wanna

Saturday, February 1, 2020 by Eva Easton 5 Comments

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. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-8.mp3  I _________ full-time job.

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-9.mp3I _________ job where I can travel.

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-3.mp3I _________ job where I can start right away.

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-11.mp3And I _________ get a job in a big city.

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-10.mp3 I _________ be able to travel and get paid for it.

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-6.mp3 I don't _________ have to worry about paying my bills.

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-2.mp3  I _________ find a job with a future.

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-1.mp3 I _________ find a new job.

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-4.mp3I _________ find a job soon because I need the money.

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-5.mp3I _________ be able to pay all my bills on time.

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-7.mp3I don't _________ part-time job.

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/wanna-job-12.mp3It'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.

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  1. Elke says

    Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 12:00 pm

    Great. I think I’ll learn a lot.
    Best wishes
    Elke

    Reply
    • Eva Easton says

      Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 8:21 pm

      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

      Reply
  2. Larisa says

    Monday, February 3, 2020 at 12:50 pm

    Thank you! I like your lessons. Excuse me for asking do you speak russian?

    Reply
  3. Eva Easton says

    Monday, February 3, 2020 at 12:55 pm

    Да, Лариса, я говорю по-русски. Почему ты спрашиваешь?

    Ева

    Reply
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