Schwa

The most common sound in English is :

▸ 
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:

▸ afternoon

/aːftə'nuːn/

▸ second

/'sekənd/

▸ opposite

/'ɒpəzət/

▸ repeat

/rə'piːt/

▸ January

/'dʒænjəriː/

Which syllables do we pronounce with schwa in these words?

▸ magazine

 

▸ tomorrow

 

▸ reason

▸ interview

▸ potato

 
 
 
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