The word procrastinate is broken into four syllables:
pro-cras-ti-nate
None of these syllables is pronounces as 'schwa'.
This is how each syllable sounds:
prow-cras-ti-nayt
The second syllable "cas" in the word "pro-crass-tin-ate" is pronounced with the schwa sound, which sounds like "uh."
Yes, the word "achieve" has a schwa sound in the first syllable, pronounced as /ə/.
Yes, "serenity" is a schwa word because the unstressed second syllable is pronounced as a schwa sound /ə/.
Yes, the word "rustic" does have the schwa sound. It is pronounced as /ˈrʌstɪk/, with the schwa sound occurring in the first syllable.
Yes, the word "reptile" has the schwa sound in the first syllable, pronounced as /ˈrep-təl/.
Yes, the word "laid" contains a schwa sound in the middle syllable, pronounced as /leɪd/.
That is right; the second syllable is pronounced with a schwa.
The schwa is in the first syllable of content. Con Tent. the schwa would be on the con.AnswerThere is no schwa in "content". A schwa is an elided vowel, and both "o" and "e' are pronounced clearly in this word.
The primary accent in the word "procrastinate" falls on the third syllable: pro-CRAS-ti-nate.
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The word 'vendor' is pronounced VEN/da. There is no rhotic accent on the final syllable, but rather, a schwa.
Second syllable.
Yes, the word "the" contains a schwa sound. The pronunciation is /ðə/.
The word "lecithin" is pronounced with the accent on the first syllable: "LEHS-uh-thin" (short E, schwa, schwa) or"LEH-sih-thin" (short E, short I, schwa). Pronounciation guides do not agree on whether the S sound of the C is part of the first or second syllable.
The word "panoply" is pronounced as "PAN-uh-plee."
Yes. In the word 'given', the schwa occurs on the 'en' syllable.
No. The syllable -ive is usually considered a short I, not a schwa.
Yes. In the word 'given', the schwa occurs on the 'en' syllable.