Boost Up English What Is the Schwa Sound in English
Boost Up English What Is the Schwa Sound in English explains the schwa as a sound made in the body rather than the mouth, on the accent coaching site of Josh at Boost Up English. A table of eighteen words shows the stressed syllable in capitals and the schwa in bold, and sections cover unstressed syllables, the lazy schwa and function words. A question section closes it.
100% Free (unlimited): Open to anyone with no account and no payment. The short answer, the overview table, the eighteen sound-spelled words, the three sections and the full question section are on the page, along with links to listening clips.
How It Helps Your Business English
The page opens with a short answer and a table of where the schwa shows up: unstressed syllables, the lazy schwa where the syllable disappears, function words, and placement. Eighteen words follow in sound spelling, with capitals on the stressed syllable and bold on the schwa, from today and banana to pencil and pronounce. Three sections explain each case.
Read the sound spellings aloud exactly as written, with the capitals loud and the bold part as small as you can make it. Take the lazy-schwa words next, family, chocolate and vegetable, and drop the syllable rather than squeezing it. For the function words, say the phrase chunks whole, as in going to the store, instead of the single words.
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