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What's it made of? [...ɒv]
I wonder what he is laughing at. [...æt]
Won't you have some? [...sʌm]
I was called for at ten [...fɔ:(r)...]
3. Words always strong in an unstressed position
This group includes, besides function, some notional words
which are usually unstressed in speech.
is, are [iz, a:] when they function
go, does [du:, dʌz] as a main verbs
have, has, had
[hæv, hæz, hæd]
when, then [wen, ðen]
(adverbs) [on, ɒf, in]
on, off, in
[wil]
will (modal verb)
[ðæt]
that (demonstrative)
some (indefinite) [sʌm]
shall (modal verb)
[ʃæl]
DRILLS
I. Go through the examples below.
He always does his best. [dʌz]
We seldom have time. [hæv]
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