 Eighteen English words with disappearing syllables from espressoenglish.net The pronunciation of many English words sounds different from the way they appear to be written. Some English words have what we can call disappearing or dropped syllables, reductions or eliminations of sounds in the middle of the word. One example is the word favorite. We don't pronounce it favorit with three syllables. Instead, we say it more like favorite with two syllables. The O syllable disappears. In today's lesson, you're going to practice your pronunciation with some of the most common English words that tend to have dropped syllables. And for more pronunciation practice, check out my American English pronunciation course. Listen and repeat. Basically, different, business, aspirin, interest, desperate, memory, several, separate. Note, this only applies when separate is used as an adjective. For example, we have separate closets. When separate is used as a verb, it is pronounced with three syllables. Separate. Chocolate. Conference. Wednesday. Miserable. Temperature. Probably. Vegetable. Comfortable. If you're having difficulty with pronunciation, it's very important to practice a lot. You can get great practice inside my pronunciation and shadowing courses. There are lots of exercises for you to listen and repeat, and at the end, you get a pronunciation evaluation. Click on the link in the video or in the description for more information and to join these courses. Thanks for watching.