Pronunciation

Pronunciation/Unit 6: Weak Forms (To, For, At)

Vocabulary

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To

//tə/ (Weak)/

"Direction."

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For

//fər/ (Weak)/

"Purpose."

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At

//ət/ (Weak)/

"Location."

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And

//ən/ (Weak)/

"Plus."

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Of

//əv/ (Weak)/

"Belong."

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From

//frəm/ (Weak)/

"Origin."

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Can

//kən/ (Weak)/

"Ability."

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Are

//ər/ (Weak)/

"Be."

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Was

//wəz/ (Weak)/

"Be past."

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You

//jə/ (Weak)/

"Person."

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Weakening Words 🥀

Common words change pronunciation in sentences.

To (/tuː/) -> /tə/. "Go tə work."
For (/fɔːr/) -> /fər/. "Present fər you."
At (/æt/) -> /ət/. "Look ət me."
And (/ænd/) -> /ən/. "Fish ən chips."

Using these weak forms makes you speak FASTER and smoother.

Practice

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Pronounce 'Go to school'.

Pronounce 'Fish and Chips'.

Pronounce 'Cup of coffee'.

If you stress 'To', it means...

Weak forms mostly use which vowel?

Can 'Can' be weak? (/kən/)

Pronounce 'For me'.

Weak forms occur in...

Native speakers use weak forms...

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Does 'That' have a weak form?

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