. It's called "schwa"
. Stress and Schwa |
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The most common vowel in English is
. It's called "schwa"
.
Often when we stress one syllable, we pronounce some of the others as .
Here are some examples:
| afternoon |  |
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| second |  |
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| opposite |  |
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| repeat |  |
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| January |  |
Which syllables do we pronounce WITHin these words?
| magazine | first | second | third | |
| tomorrow | first | second | third | |
| reason | first | second | ||
| interview | first | second | third | |
| potato | first | second | third |
Writing with vowels and schwa |
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