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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