DROPPED SYLLABLES

Review: The number of Vowels = number of syllables.

Today /t@"deI/ 2 syllables
Hotel /h@U"tel/ 2 syllables
Vanity /"v{nIti/ 3 syllables

But sometimes vowel sounds disappear giving as a consequence a reduction in the number of syllables. Ex:

Basic /"beIsik/                     2 syllables
Basically /"beIsikli/              3 syllables
Dramatic /dr@"m{tik/           3 syllables
Dramatically /dr@"m{tiklI/    4 syllables
Practice /"pr{ktIs/                2 syllables
Practically /"pr{ktIkli/           3 syllables

PRACTICE

Differ /"dIf@r/
Different /"difr@nt/
General /"dZEn@r@l/
Generally /"dZEnr@li/
Interest /"Intr@st/
Chocolate /"tSOklIt/
Preference /"prefr@ns/
Temperature /"temp@r@ch@r/
Family /"f{mlI/
Laboratory /"l{br@tOri/
Aspirine /"{spr@n/
Opera /"A:pr@/

Several /"sevr@l/
Desperate /"despr@t/
Every /"evri/
You want to go? /want to go/

 I’ll call you /I´ll call ya/ /see ya/

 Because /cos/

 I don’t know /I ronow/

 Let me /lemi/

 Kiss me /kimi/