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Yes, the second syllable of "region" is unstressed and has a schwa sound.
No, the word "scratch" does not have a schwa sound. The "a" in "scratch" makes a short /æ/ sound.
No, the "liter" does not have an R-controlled vowel sound. In this word, "i" makes a short sound /ɪ/, and "e" makes an unaccented schwa sound /ə/.
Say it out loud and listen to yourself for the SCHWAsound in it.
The letters 'c' and 'z' make the 's' sound.:)
The letters "ou" make the "f" sound in the word "rough."
The letters OA make the long O sound in goal
The "a" with a little "o" on top of it is called a schwa and it produces a short, neutral sound similar to the "u" in "but" or the "a" in "sofa".
You can simulate an unstressed vowel by pronouncing the consonants B and M together. The "uh" sound you hear is the schwa, which can sound like eh, ih, or uh and can be used with consonants such as R (uhr) and T (et/it/ut), where any of the three sounds may be heard in a particular dialect.
The letters "ti" in the word "caution" make the "sh" sound.
You can't hear the 'e'.You'll be surprised to know that there is another vowel in the word that you don't really hear: the first 'a'. Yes, there is a vowel sound, but it is the schwa sound, the sound that most unstressed vowels make. Schwa is heard with many unstressed vowels, whatever the vowel, and they sound virtually identical to each other.
Just f makes the ffff sound, the other letters make up the first part of the word.