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Lesson Seven: Words Change Their Pronunciation When In A Sentence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

The last common problem with speaking English is that words change when they are in a sentence. This is most common for small words like ‘a’ and ‘to’.<\/p>\n\n\n

For example the word ‘to’<\/p>\n\n\n
Word by itself<\/th>In a sentence<\/th><\/tr>
‘to’ <\/td>‘Go to bed’ <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n

Notice how the word ‘to’ becomes much shorter and the vowel less obvious. The vowel in ‘to’ in a sentence is called ‘schwa’ because it is no longer an ‘o’ sound, but a sound made when your tongue is in the middle of your mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n

This also happens to ‘a’ and ‘an’ in sentences:<\/p>\n\n\n
Word by itself<\/th>In a sentence<\/th><\/tr>
‘a’ <\/td>‘That’s a car’ <\/td><\/tr>
‘an’ <\/td>‘I’ll have an apple’ <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n

Lesson index:<\/h2>\n\n\n