Nope....it is actually pronounced light-ning. The ing is how people usually say it in words like boring and dancing
It is neither. Both syllables are pronounced and there are no silent letters.
The first syllable
The word is usually pronounced (chok-lit), omitting the middle O sound.
Dropped syllables are syllables which are not pronounced. For example the word "chocolate" would appear to have 3 syllables but in fact the middle syllable is dropped and we only pronounce the first and the last.example; choc -lateThere are many examples: aspirinbusinessWednesday
Some words with the letter i at the end of a syllable are:librarydinosaurfamilyfinallyradio
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It's often pronounced with an omitted letter.
"Aspirin" is sometimes pronounced with the second syllable omitted (as-prin)
Neither it is an added syllable
The word asprin has an omitted syllable. We pronounce it with two syllables when it technically has three.
Not usually.
In speech, the second syllable of "ivory" is often omitted.
A syllable is omitted for most accents when it's spoken.
The fourth syllable is often omitted. (in-si-dent-lee)
"Platinum" is sometimes pronounced with the second syllable omitted (plat-nuhm)
"Chocolate" is sometimes pronounced with the second syllable omitted (choc-lit)
"Chocolate" is sometimes pronounced with the second syllable omitted (choc-lit)
In some pronunciations of ivory, the second syllable is omitted. (ahy-vree)