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Yes. Lots of words start with a schwa that sound like umbrella, e.g. about, another, abut, astound.
1 syllable, it may sound like two but the syllable is 1
It is a misconception that "an" precedes words that start with a vowel. Rather, it is used before words that start with a vowel sound. Union has a pronunciation that is something like "ˈyoōnyən." The initial sound is that is a "y", not a "u". The opposite is true for words like "honor" (änər), which do not have the sound of an "h".
No. Thought only has one syllable. The t sound at the end might make it sound like two, but it is only one.
Each of these is a unique sound: 'Missed' is pronounced like 'mist'. In the word 'added' the 'ed' is its own syllable - ad ed. 'Spelled' is pronounced like 'speld'.
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Words like is, it, in, if, and ink start with a short "i" vowel sound.
Yes. Lots of words start with a schwa that sound like umbrella, e.g. about, another, abut, astound.
There are no direct Christmas words that start with "you. The closest Christmas words that sound like "you" are yule and yuletide.
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Porch only has one syllable. The -ch sound can make it sound like two but it isn't.
The third syllable in "tangible" is pronounced as "jəl", with a short "ə" sound like in "sofa" followed by a clear "l" sound.
Yes, here are some commonly used symbols for pronunciation: /ˈ/ represents primary stress on a syllable. /ˌ/ represents secondary stress on a syllable. /ˈæ/ represents the "a" sound in words like "cat". /ˈɪ/ represents the "i" sound in words like "sit". /ˈʌ/ represents the "u" sound in words like "sun". /ˈə/ represents the schwa sound, which is the most common vowel sound in English. /ˈθ/ represents the "th" sound in words like "think". /ˈð/ represents the "th" sound in words like "this". /ˈɔɪ/ represents the "oi" sound in words like "oil". /ˈʃ/ represents the "sh" sound in words like "she". Note that these symbols are from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and some variations may exist depending on regional accents or dialects.
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The word 'meadow' has a short E sound in the first syllable. It also has a long O sound in the second syllable. Some examples of other words where the EA pair have the short e sound are bread, death, and sweat. However, most words with EA together do have a long e sound. For example, the words bead and meal have a long E sound.
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."
No. -ed makes it sound like an extra syllable but it isn't.