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Vowel sound elimination elimination of a syllable
The underlined vowel is not pronounced in these words:
1. camera 14. severance 27. irreverent
2. leverage 15. reference 28. liberal
3. coverage 16. difference 29. separately
4. chocolate 17. miserable 30. aspirin
5. different 18. corporate 31. evening
6. children 19. average 32. interesting
7. business 20. several 33. favorite
8. every 21. beverage 34. emerald
9. dramatically 22. conference 35. omelet
10. incidentally 23. federal 36. deference
11. temperature 24. laboratory 37. indifferent
12. comparable 25. finally 38. preferable
13. preference 26. reverent 39. vegetable

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