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    THE SCHWA SOUNDS, 4 Feb

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    The document discusses the schwa sound, the unstressed vowel sound in English. It provides examples of words containing initial, medial, and final schwas. It also discusses accenting schwas and distinguishing noun and verb forms. Examples and drills are given to help readers practice identifying and producing schwa sounds in different word positions.

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    THE SCHWA SOUNDS, 4 Feb

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    The document discusses the schwa sound, the unstressed vowel sound in English. It provides examples of words containing initial, medial, and final schwas. It also discusses accenting schwas and distinguishing noun and verb forms. Examples and drills are given to help readers practice identifying and producing schwa sounds in different word positions.

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    The document discusses the schwa sound, the unstressed vowel sound in English. It provides examples of words containing initial, medial, and final schwas. It also discusses accenting schwas and distinguishing noun and verb forms. Examples and drills are given to help readers practice identifying and producing schwa sounds in different word positions.

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    THE SCHWA SOUNDS

    THE WORD "SCHWA" COMES FROM THE HEBREW WORD


    SHEWA, WHICH MEANS: 
    "A MARK INDICATING LACK OF A VOWEL SOUND".
    SQUEEZED-OUT SYLLABLES
     PRACTICE
    Actually Vegetable Memory
    Average Beverage Orange
    Aspirin Bakery Probably
    Broccoli Catholic Restaurant
    Business Nursery Separate
    Camera Onion Several
    Chocolate Every Liberal
    Comfortable Family Conference
    Corporal Finally Coverage
    Desperate General History
    Diamond Groceries Elementary
    Diaper InterestAccidentally
    Different Jewelry Basically
    Emerald Mathematics
    LESSON 11
    THE VOWEL SOUND /^/- ACCENTED
    SCHWA
     Word Drill
    Initial Medial Final
    ultimate Sunday
    otherwise someone
    until button
    umpire subtle (none)
    utmost blood
    under sundae
    utter comfort
    upright judge
    upward love
    PRACTICE:

     My humble cousin lives in a plush subdivision.


     The cultural organization had its induction last summer.
     Her husband, the sultan, is a judge.
     Flush the toilet bowl in every comfort room.
     The umpire rubbed butter on the substitute glove.
    PRACTICE:
     To be able to articulate the critical vowel sound /^/ correctly.

    judgment shove thumb luck


    stunning sun smugly sundae
    crutch but plump sugar
    does culture some rudge
    love hum pluck bug
    tough us hush bus
    blush fun suck trunk
    dumb gun cup nut
    drunk nuggets bud much
    THE VOWEL SOUND /Ə/- UNACCENTED SCHWA

     Word Drill
    Initial Medial Final
    align debtor cinema
    annex (v) cupboard quota
    opinion sublime drama
    oblige paradigm algebra
    applaud message trachea
    anatomy pentagon orchestra
    apprentice heaven cornea
    NOUN VS. VERB
     Regular Transitions of Nouns and Verbs
    Nouns Verbs
    An accent to accent
    a concert to concert
    a conflict to conflict
    a contract to contract
    a contrast to contrast
    a convert to convert
    a convict to convict
    a default to default
    an envelope to envelope
    an influence to influence
    perfect to perfect
    a present to present
    a permit to permit
    produce to produce
    a protest to protest
    research to research
    THE UNACCENTED SCHWA / /
     Word Drill
    Initial Medial Final

    expect cabin country


    inform system many
    impossible biscuit brainy
    inspire roses busy
    insist pocket easy
     Phrase Drill
    been waiting
    pencil for a penny
    a ticket from his pocket
    moderate temperate climate
    a tennis racket
    tighten and lengthen
    very busy Saturday
    a dirty kitchen
    brainy Betty
    witty private detective
    BARRED –I GENERALLY OCCURS IN THE LAST VOWEL SOUND OF:

    Noun Plural Past Form


    judges needed
    churches wanted
    cases seated
    lenses rented
    tenses repeated
    pages presented
    wages contrasted
    barges tested
    crutches treated
    leeches landed

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