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Accent Reading #1 – CombinedSyllable Words

Combined Syllable Words – Are words that are spelled with more syllablesthan are actually pronounced because a vowel is dropped. This rule applies toonly a handul o words.

Directions! "isten to the recording as each word is spoen and repeat. Write besideeach word the number o syllables that you should actually hear $not the number thatare in the word according to spelling% and practice each word on your own. &ayattention to which syllables are combined.

1. every '((. amily'(

). restaurant'(*. chocolate'(+. probably'(,. business'(-. vegetable'). basically')/. comortable')10. actually')11. dierent'(1(. especially'*1). ewelry'(1*. typically')1+. practically')1,. memory'(1-. usually')1. eventually'*1/. unusually'*(0. uncomortable'*

Sentences: 2ow3 listen and then read each sentence aloud at least ive times.

1. 4o you have a large family5(. 6t7s your turn to choose the restaurant.). What is your favorite color5*. 8y ather watches the news every night.+. Actually3 6 would rather go to sleep.,. &lease buy me a tomato at the vegetable stand.-. 6 preer authentic gold jewelry.. What is the name o your brother7s business5/. 6s the couch comfortable or you510. What ind o chocolate do you preer5

&ronunciation 9uide

1. :evry: drop second ;e7

(. :amly: drop ;i7

). :restrant: drop ;au7

*. :choclate: drop second ;o7

+. :probly: drop :a:

,. :busness: drop ;i7

-. :vegtable: drop second ;e7

. :basiclly: drop ;a7

/. :comtorble: drop ;a7

10. :ashally: drop

second ;a711. :dirent: drop second

;e7

1(. :espeshally: drop the

;i7

1). :ewlry: drop second

;e7

 

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Combined Syllables Paragraph

Directions: "isten to the recording3 then practice reading the paragraph aloud atleast ive times. 8ae sure you are combining the appropriate syllables in the boldedwords.

8y family owns a very amous jewelry business. They named the businessCarrots3 which is well nown all over the world. The name is sometimesconused with <arrots3 which is actually a restaurant chain that mainlyserves vegetables and ruits. 6 am not comfortable being so well nown inthe city. 6 hope to eventually move to a new place where 6 can live a peaceullie.

=ello3 my name is Margaret . I have a comfortable life in New York City. Myfamily  works together in our  jewelry  store. It is a family  business started bymy great-grandfather. I have basically  worked at this business all my life. Iam different  than others in my family , especially  when it comes to eatinghabits. I do not like chocolate, but I actually  love to eat vegetables. Every  time my family  and I go to a restaurant , I order some extra vegetables, andmy family  waits and gets chocolate for dessert. I am  probably  like othersingle eole in New York, always trying to watch my weight and not eat toomuch. I hoe to leave the  jewelry  business someday and start u a healthfood restaurant  that serves only vegetables.

8y parents usually go to a restaurant on the day o their weddinganniversary. 8y dad will close his business two hours early to go out and buymy mom a git. =e typically buys her jewelry3 which she is especially ondo. 8y mom will spend hours getting ready and even wear the mostuncomfortable shoes in her closet i they loo good with her outit. >nce theyare seated at the restaurant they will recall memories about their family 

while eating the irst course o steamed vegetables. They consider it a time tocelebrate and not thin so practically in their ood choices3 so they alwaysend the meal with a large chocolate dessert3 my mother7s absolute favorite.