Lesson Seven: Words Change Their Pronunciation When In A Sentence
The last common problem with speaking English is that words change when they are in a sentence. This is most common for small words like 'a' and 'to'.
For example the word 'to'
| Word by itself | In a sentence |
| 'to' | 'Go to bed' |
Notice how the word 'to' becomes much shorter and the vowel less obvious. The vowel in 'to' in a sentence is called 'schwa' because it is no longer an 'o' sound, but a sound made when your tongue is in the middle of your mouth.
This also happens to 'a' and 'an' in sentences:
| Word by itself | In a sentence |
| 'a' | 'That's a car' |
| 'an' | 'I'll have an apple' |
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