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Level5-Unit 6

🎧 unit 6 schwa sound level 5

1. Vowel Reductions (The Unstressed "uh" Sound)

When a vowel is not stressed, it weakens and sounds like a quick "uh" (/ə/):

To ➔ /tə/
today tonight tomorrow
Mo ➔ /mə/
Monday monkey money
On ➔ /ən/
lemon melon lion person million onion
Ot ➔ /ət/
pilot carrot parrot
Ending A ➔ /ə/
data panda gorilla banana
Other Schwa Words:
compare comparison surprise olive ox

2. Word Stress & Schwa Shift

Changing the stress of a word changes where the Schwa sound /ə/ lives. Look at Nouns vs. Verbs:

Record
Verb re-CORD (stress on CORD)
Noun RE-cord (stress on RE)
Present
Verb pre-SENT (stress on SENT)
Noun PRE-sent (stress on PRE)
🗣 Reading Practice Sentence:

"I present (verb) a present (noun) to present (adjective) guests."

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اختر زرًا لتشغيل الفيديو
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اضغط على أي زر أدناه لعرض الفيديو