Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

American English Pronunciation

Reduction: whaddaya

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Reduction is when a vowel in an unstressed syllable
is pronounced /ə, ɪ/ or disappears completely.
In this lesson, we practice:
What do you…? = whaddaya
What are you…? = whaddaya

Now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Fill in the blank with do or are.

1. A. What _______ you doing? B. I'm cooking dinner, so I can't talk right now.
2. What _______ you have to do to get a passport?
3. A. What _______ you do for a living? B. I'm an English teacher.
4. What _______ you eating?
5. A. What _______ you do? B. I'm a farmer.
6. What _______ you want to know?
7. What _______ you making?
8. What _______ you think of the new boss?
9. What _______ you going to do today after work?
10. What _______ you call the @ symbol that we use in e-mail addresses? It's called the "at" sign.
11. What _______ you getting your sister for her birthday?
12. What _______ you like to do when you have a day off?

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