How to pronounce vegetable

The trap

Spelled with four syllables, said with three: the second e is silent.

Tip. Go straight from “vej” to “tuh-bul”.

Say it in a sentence

1. Which vegetable do you like best? Practice
2. She grows her own vegetables. Practice

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