Three.
There are 2 schwa's in the usual pronunciation (AN-ə-məl) as neither the I nor the second A are stressed.
Yes. Lots of words start with a schwa that sound like umbrella, e.g. about, another, abut, astound.
The schwa is a neutral vowel sound that accompanies most if not all unstressed syllables. It is possible that rather than being one single sound, schwa is a range of neutral sounds with the sound 'uh' as the usual model.
No. Schwa is the short vowel sound usually heard in the unstressed syllable (or syllables) of words with two or more syllables. If written out phonetically, the sound is often rendered as "uh". The International Phonetic Association (IPA) uses an upside-down "e" (ə) to represent the schwa sound. The schwa sound is heard in the first syllable of the following words: a·part a·way a·cross sup·ply be·come Note that in each of these words, the second syllable receives much more stress than the first syllable. The schwa vowel sound occurs only in the unstressed syllables. When you say the word volcano (vol·ca·no), each syllable receives essentially the same amount of stress. Most of the time, you won't hear the schwa sound in words of two or more syllables if each of the syllables is voiced with equal stress. Consider the short sentence: "Volcanoes erupt." The word vol·ca·noes has three syllables, but each syllable is given the same amount of force. However, the first syllable of e·rupt receives much less stress than the second syllable. Sure enough, the vowel sound in the unstressed first syllable is the schwa.
Yes.In most dialects of English, schwa is the short vowel sound heard in the majority of unstressed syllables.The schwa sound in the word 'across' (a · cross'), occurs in the first (that is, the unstressed) syllable. Other words with the schwa sound include:away (first syllable)supply (first syllable)cinema (second AND third syllables)dogma (second syllable)incredible (third and forth syllables)When written phonetically, the schwa sound is most commonly rendered as 'uh'. The Internal Phonetic Association (IPA) uses the upside-down 'e' (ə) to designate the schwa sound when transcribing words phonetically.
In some pronunciations, all of them.
The schwa sound in "kookaburra" has two syllables.
It depends on how you say banana.ber - na - na = one schwaba - na - na = no schwa.
There are 2 schwa's in the usual pronunciation (AN-ə-məl) as neither the I nor the second A are stressed.
pla gia rize Plagiearize has three syllables with the schwa sound in the middle.
Yes. Lots of words start with a schwa that sound like umbrella, e.g. about, another, abut, astound.
Yes, the word "cousin" has the schwa sound in the first and last syllables. The schwa sound is a short, mid-central vowel sound, like the "uh" sound you hear in the unstressed syllable of many English words.
Yes, the word "mama" contains the schwa sound in the second syllable. The schwa sound is commonly found in unstressed syllables in English words, giving it a short and neutral vowel sound.
There are three syllables in physical: phys-i-cal.Another way to count syllables is to count separate vowel sounds. Again, in this word there are three: short i, short i, and short u (also known as a schwa).
In "gravel," the schwa sound is represented by the "a" in the first syllable. It is pronounced as the short, neutral sound typically found in unstressed syllables.
The schwa sound in the word "lower" is found in the second syllable "ow", which is pronounced as the schwa sound /ə/. It is a short and unstressed sound that is often found in unstressed syllables.
Yes, the word "complain" does have the schwa sound, which is often heard in the unstressed syllables of English words. In "complain," the schwa sound is in the second syllable, pronounced like "kuhm-PLAYN."