100 MOST COMMON WORDS IN ENGLISH (4/11) Part 2

The video tutorial covers the pronunciation and reduction of common English words like 'should', 'would', 'could', and homophones such as 'there', 'their', and 'they're'. It explains how these words can be reduced in American English, focusing on vowel changes to schwa and dropping certain consonants. The tutorial also discusses the reduction of the word 'what' and provides examples of how these reductions are used in everyday speech.

Which of the following words rhyme with 'should'?

• Good

• Mood

• Food

• Blood

What is a common reduction technique used for 'should', 'would', and 'could'?

• Emphasizing the 'd' sound

• Pronouncing the 'l' sound

• Changing the vowel to a schwa

• Adding an extra syllable

When should the 'd' sound in 'should' not be dropped?

• When followed by a vowel or diphthong

• When at the end of a sentence

• When the word is stressed

• When followed by a consonant

What are homophones?

• Words that rhyme with each other

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings

• Words that are spelled the same but sound different

• Words that have the same meaning but different spellings

How can the contraction 'there are' be reduced?

• By omitting it completely

• By using 'their'

• By saying 'they're'

• By pronouncing it as 'there'

What happens to the 't' in 'what' when the next word begins with a vowel?

• It becomes a flap 't'

• It is pronounced as a hard 't'

• It is completely dropped

• It is pronounced as 'd'

In which scenario is the 't' in 'what' reduced to a schwa?

• When followed by a vowel

• When at the beginning of a sentence

• When the word is stressed

• When followed by a consonant