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In the word "animal," the letter "a" makes the schwa sound. The schwa is represented phonetically as /ə/ and is an unstressed vowel sound typically found in unstressed syllables. In this case, the first "a" in "animal" is pronounced as a schwa.
zookeeper
lowing
a snake
ape
The animal that makes a sound like a monkey but is actually an owl is the northern saw-whet owl.
One animal that trumpets is the trumpeter swan. The link has of what they sound like.
no there is not an animal that sounds like a bell
holler
In the word "pose," the letter "s" makes the /z/ sound like in "his." In the word "soft," the letter "s" makes the /s/ sound like in "sit." In the word "wise," the letter "s" makes the /z/ sound like in "his."
Well honey, the word "animal" has a short 'a' sound. It's not like we're talking about "aardvark" or "apricot" here. So, in the grand scheme of vowel sounds, "animal" is definitely on the short side. Hope that clears things up for ya!
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