Schwa | |
The most common sound in English is : |
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We call it "schwa": | ![]() |
We write it like this: | /ə/ |
When we stress one syllable, we often pronounce some of the unstressed syllables with schwa. For Example: |
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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 with schwa in these words? |
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magazine | ||
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tomorrow | ||
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reason | ||
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interview | ||
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potato | ||
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