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Learning English > Spoken English > Pronunciation > Vowels

 

 

the schwa

 

the most common vowel sound

in English

 

 

 

'over, 'after, 'stronger, 'power, 'rapper, 'teacher,

'butter, 'cyber, 'browser, 'poster, 'messenger,

'ruler, com'puter, 'gangster, 'super, 'superman, No'vember,

Harry 'Potter, Prime 'Minister, 'danger, 'Labour, tee'nager,

'clever, 'power, 'laughter, 'burglar, 'solar, 'sugar, 'sailor,

e'ditor, 'terror, prede'cessor, pre'dator, 'error, 'doctor,

'figure, 'glamour, 'rumour, 'colour, 'fossil, 'beautiful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The SCHWA Sound! English Pronunciation Lesson        mmmEnglish        6 December 2018

 

 

 

 

The SCHWA Sound! English Pronunciation Lesson        Video        mmmEnglish        6 December 2018

 

The SCHWA is the sound you NEED to know and use

if you want to sound natural and relaxed when you speak English!

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=kjVp_xr0WR0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pronunciation: Schwa        BBC Learning English        12 August 2016

 

 

 

 

Pronunciation: Schwa        Video        BBC Learning English        12 August 2016

 

English pronunciation is easy, right?

Well, maybe it isn't always a piece of cake,

but Tim's back in the pronunciation workshop

and ready to give a helping hand.

 

This time he's looking at an aspect of spoken English called ‘schwa’.

The symbol for the schwa sound looks like this /ə/.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=KwDJnXt3ZVQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kanye West        Stronger

 

 

 

 


Kanye West - Stronger

YouTube > KanyeWestVEVO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsO6ZnUZI0g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The SCHWA in ENGLISH (ə)        American English n' culture with Philochko        4 December 2013
 

 

 

 

The SCHWA in ENGLISH (ə)

YouTube > American English n' culture with Philochko    4 December 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPCKHtQiP-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Schwa - Unstressed sounds in English        Accent's Way        5 July 2012

 

 

 

 

The Schwa - Unstressed sounds in English        5 July 2012

 

YouTube > Accent's Way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MrftJ1bGlA
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The Schwa /ə/        Britlish - Linguaspectrum    26 March 2014

 

 

 

 

The Schwa /ə/ | British English Pronunciation | Learn English        26 March 2014


British English at
http://Britlish.com

This is a short vowel sound.

We know it is a short vowel because it does not have 2 marks (:) after it.

This is the most common vowel sound in English.

It is the sound used in weakly stressed syllables.

The schwa is heard in words such as sofa /ˈsəʊfə/, along /əˈlɒŋ/, computer /kəmpju:tə/.

If you are serious about improving your English,

then perfecting your accent should be an important part of the process.

 

Visit my pronunciation website at http://soundsbritish.com

where you can download free sample copies of my eBook,

An Interactive British English IPA Chart,

and the 2000+ question Practice Pack that goes with it.

Invest in your future today.

 

If you are serious about improving your English,

then perfecting your accent should be an important part of the process.

 

Visit my pronunciation website at http://soundsbritish.com

where you can download free sample copies of my eBook,

 

An Interactive British English IPA Chart,

and the 2000+ question Practice Pack that goes with it.

Invest in your future today.

 

YouTube > Britlish - Linguaspectrum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKKPVGO9vxU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English: A Stress-Timed Language - American PronunciationESL         8 May 2012

 

 

 

 


English: A Stress-Timed Language - American PronunciationESL: English is a Stress-Timed language.        8 May 2012

 

That means you need contrast between stressed and unstressed syllables --shape.

In other words, you DON'T pronounce every word fully and clearly!!

 

YouTube > Rachel's English

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrAe07KluZY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pronunciation Tips - Short Vowel - Programme 5 from BBC Learning English        31 August 2011

 

 

 

 

Pronunciation Tips - Short Vowel - Programme 5 from BBC Learning English        31 August 2011

 

YouTube > bbclearningenglish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg0P0oYkniE&feature=related

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'    to'day

[ ə ]

 

 

com'puter
          
[ ə ]

* computeur
- ne se prononce pas heure

 

 

 

'gangster
          [ ə ]

 

 

'teacher
        [ ə ]

 

 

'shower

       [ ə ]

 

 

'summer

        [ ə ]

 

 

'colour

     [ ə ]

 

 

'flower

      [ ə ]

 

 

'pencil

      [ ə ]

 

 

'dollar
     [ ə ]

 

 

'year
   [ ə ]

 

 

'traitor
     [ ə ]

 

 

dic'tator
        [ ə ]

 

 

'major
      [ ə ]

 

 

'later
   [ ə ]

 

 

'figure
 [ ə ]

 

 

'martyr
      [ ə ]

 

 

'honour
     [ ə ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian        Work 1        p. 38        29.4.2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian        p. 33        25.4.2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian        p. 15        22.6.2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

prépositions (to, at, for...)

 

conjonctions (or, that...)

 

déterminants (that, the)

 

 

 

 

En milieu d'énoncé,

hormis les cas où l'on veut insister

sur  une préposition, une conjonction,

un déterminant ou un modal (effet emphatique),

et ceux où l'on hésite sur le mot suivant / marque une pause (to /ʊ/ ... er ... V...),

ces mots se prononcent en forme non accentuée / faible :

[ ə ]

 "e" quasi inaudible.

 

 

 

 

but
 [ ə ]

 

- ne se prononce pas "but"

- éviter aussi : buteuh...

 

 

 

 

'over

   [ ə ]

 

 

 

 

'after

    [ ə ]

 

- ne se prononce pas "heure"

 

 

 

 

from

[ ə ]

 

- ne se prononce pas "fromage"

 

 

 

 

for

[ ə ]

 

- ne se prononce pas "fort"

 

 

 

 

 or

[ ə ]

 

 

 

 

 

to

 [ ə ]

 

- ne se prononce pas "tout"

 

 

 

 

 at

[ ə ]

 

- ne se prononce pas "attaque"

 

 

 

 

       a'bout

[ ə ]

 

 

 

 

 

                    that (conjonction)

[ ə ]

 

- ne se prononce pas "attaque"

 

 

 

 

a

[ ə ]

 

- ne se prononce pas "à"

 

 

 

 

 of

[ ə ]

 

- "f" se prononce "v"

 

 

 

 

the

   [ ə ]

 

- ne pas prononcer "zeuh"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English Pronunciation - Reduction: the word FOR - American English        8 June 2011

 

 

 

 

English Pronunciation - Reduction: the word FOR - American English

 

YouTube > Rachel's English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US6dJ21IJC0&list=PLrqHrGoMJdTRJcd1rrp1qfYBu9VgTIfoX&index=1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

à la forme affirmative,

la voyelle des verbes / auxiliaires suivants

se prononce [ ə ]

 

 

   are

[ ə ]

 

- ne pas prononcer "areuh"

 

 

 

 

was

[ ə ]

 

 

 

 

were

[ ə ]

 

- le "r" ne se prononce pas

 

 

 

 

can

[ ə ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as / than, conjonction that

 

that

that reason is that...

                     [ ə ]

 

 

 

 

than

[ ə ]

 

- ne se prononce pas "Anne"

 

 

 

 

 as

[ ə ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/pron/schwa/index.shtml

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJvK1WBKnt0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKKPVGO9vxU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MrftJ1bGlA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPNZbIBxSZw

 

 

 

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