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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
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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
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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/ | British English Pronunciation | Learn English 26 March 2014
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
English: A Stress-Timed Language - American PronunciationESL 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
*
computeur
'gangster
'teacher
'shower [ ə ]
'summer [ ə ]
'colour [ ə ]
'flower [ ə ]
'pencil [ ə ]
'dollar
'year
'traitor
dic'tator
'major
'later
'figure
'martyr
'honour
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
- 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
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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