The most common sound in English is :
When one syllable is stressed, we often pronounce some of the other syllables with schwa. For Example:
| Schwa | |
The most common sound in English is : |
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| We call it "schwa": | |
| We write it like this: | "ə" |
When one syllable is stressed, we often pronounce some of the other syllables with schwa. For Example: |
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afternoon | "aaf tə noon" |
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second | "se kənd" |
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opposite | "o pə zət" |
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repeat | "rə peet" |
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January | "jæn yə ree" |
| 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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