DROPPED SYLLABLES

Words with Dropped Syllables

In many common 3-syllable words, the second syllable is dropped in spoken American English. Most American speakers do not pronounce these syllables when they speak.

Read the words in the chart below and drop the syllable as indicated in the second column. If you can remember to drop these syllables when you speak, your speech will sound much more natural. 

Word	Dropped syllable
aspirin	as-prin
average	av-rage
Barbara	Bar-bra
business	bus-ness
camera	cam-ra
different	dif-rent
evening	eve-ning
every	ev-ry
family	fam-ly
favorite	fav-rite
federal	fed-ral
general	gen-ral
interest	in-trest
Margaret	Mar-gret

 

INTONATION PATTERNS

Intonation Intonation is the way your voice changes in pitch and volume when you speak. English has a very wide pitch range and an archaic rhythm built of strong and weak forms. We use three patterns in our speech (pictured left). The pattern you use shows your attitude to the words you are saying. In this way, the word 'yes' could mean yes, no or maybe depending on your intonation pattern.

HERE YOU CAN WATCH VIDEOS ABOUT INTONATION PATTERNS




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2bHdXcszJ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh6kUsJcu3k&feature=fvwrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k80wiT0t2rc&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGJb63mkyA&feature=fvwrel

What is Morphology?

Sound Blending Idea

VIDEOS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq034aQoQa4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UCL8eLY2Aw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwjuNMBHU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbI4_Df2XSQ&feature=share

BIOGRAPHIES

LADY DIANA HIDALGO LÒPEZ

I was born on July 23th, 1988 in Daule. She is Daughter of two distinguished characters, Leopoldo Hidalgo Ruiz and Rosa Lòpez. They’re known for the social work they do in the city. She has one brother and one sister. Their names are Melanny and Mauricio.

Her initial studies she developed in her city, later she traveled to Guayaquil and she studied at “Veintiocho de Mayo” High School. She graduated of Bilingual Secretary. Nowadays she is studying Languages and Linguistics at University of Guayaquil, she is in 5^th course. 

Lady Hidalgo is married with Hugo Adrian. They have one son. His name is Hugo Geampierre. They love him a lot. They are the administrator of their own business. They have a cyber and they work together.  

TATIANA PILAR PANTALEÒN LOOR

 On January 12th 1990, Tatiana Pantaleòn Loor  began her journey through life. Tatiana is the youngest daughter of Sir Lorenzo Pantaleòn Espinoza and Marìa Pilar Loor.

In 1992 her family moved to Palestina town. She attended to Palestina high school. Later she decided to study to become an English teacher.

Nowadays she is studying at Guayaquil University. She is in fifth course of languages and Linguistics. She works as an English teacher at San Bartolomè High School. 

EXERCISES

                
LOOK AT THE COMBINATION OF  WORDS  AND FORM A BLENDING.

                  


                  breakfast + lunch                         =  brunch____

                  motor + hotel                               =  motel_____

                        smoke + fog                                =  smog_____

                        Spanish + English                       =  spanglish__

                        spoon + fork                                =  spork_____

                        telephone + marathon                 =  telethon___

                        documentary + drama                =  docudrama

                        emote + icon                               =  emoticon__

                        fact + fiction                                =  faction____

                        situation + comedy                     =  sitcom____

 

                    advertisement + entertainment → advertainment

                biographical + picture → biopic

                breakfast + lunch → brunch

                chuckle + snort → chortle

                cybernetic + organism → cyborg

                guess + estimate → guesstimate

                hazardous + material → hazmat

                prim + sissy → prissy

                simultaneous + broadcast → simulcast

                web + seminar → webinar