Sounding like an American on vacation: Playing tennis with the family

The video tutorial focuses on various reductions in English pronunciation, such as dropping the H sound in words like 'him' and 'her', transitioning the Y sound to a J sound after D, and reducing the V sound in 'of'. It also covers techniques for describing weather and reducing the word 'except'. The tutorial provides examples and encourages listeners to notice these reductions in everyday speech.

How is the word 'are' typically reduced in casual speech?

• It is pronounced as 'ah'.

• It is pronounced as an extra syllable at the end of the previous word.

• It is pronounced as 'er'.

• It is pronounced as 'ar'.

What happens to the 'H' in 'him' during reduction?

• It becomes silent.

• It is pronounced more strongly.

• It is pronounced as 'Him'.

• It is replaced with a 'J' sound.

In the phrase 'did you', how is the 'Y' sound altered?

• It becomes a 'Z' sound.

• It is dropped completely.

• It becomes a 'J' sound.

• It remains the same.

What happens to the 'V' sound in 'of' during reduction?

• It is pronounced as 'V'.

• It is replaced with a 'B' sound.

• It is replaced with a schwa sound.

• It is pronounced as 'F'.

What is a common reduction for the word 'her'?

• It is pronounced as 'ha'.

• It is pronounced as 'huh'.

• It is pronounced as 'her'.

• It is pronounced as 'er'.

How is the 'T' in 'perfect temperature' typically pronounced?

• It is dropped completely.

• It is pronounced as a flap 'T'.

• It is pronounced as a 'D'.

• It is pronounced as a hard 'T'.

How is the phrase 'I don't wanna' typically reduced?

• It is pronounced as 'I don't want to'.

• It is pronounced as 'I don wanna'.

• It is pronounced as 'I do not want to'.

• It is pronounced as 'I wanna'.