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Is shield a schwa sound

Updated: 5/1/2024
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βˆ™ 7y ago

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Not technically. But although dictionaries show "shield" (and yield and peeled) as a one-syllable word (sheeld), the failure of the trailing D to merge with the L does make it sound like two, and it can be pronounced that way with a false schwa (shee-uld).

The same thing happens in the -ILD words child and wild. The YLD isn't pronounced together.

The same with the words spied and glide, which can effectively end in a "duh."

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βˆ™ 1w ago

No, the word "shield" does not contain a schwa sound. The "ie" in "shield" is pronounced as a long "ee" sound.

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