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.
Fill in the blank with do or are.

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


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