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What is unstressed vowel?
An unstressed vowel is a vowel in the word you don't sound.
What are stressed and unstressed vowels?
No such thing as a stressed vowel. If someone told you that, you might have heard it incorrectly.
What is an unstressed vowels?
An unstressed vowel is a vowel in the word you don't sound.
What is the unstressed vowel in necessary?
There are no unstressed, or schwa vowels in the American pronunciation of "necessary." In British pronunciation, the vowel of the third syllable is unstressed to the vanishing point: necess'ry
What is the unstressed vowel letter in listening?
Only the first syllable of "actually" is stressed, so all the vowels in the following syllables are unstressed: the "u", the second "a", and the "y". - The second a is unstressed. An unstressed vowel is pronounced "uhh." There is a difference between an unstressed vowel and and unstressed syllable.
What are Schwa vowels in the word excellent?
In the word "excellent," the schwa vowels are the second and third "e" sounds. These schwa vowels are pronounced as a neutral, unstressed "uh" sound, similar to the "a" in "about" or the "e" in "the."
What is the unstressed vowel in similar?
There are actually two unstressed vowels in the word "similar". The first vowel, "i" is the only stressed vowel. The other two reduce to schwa in speech.
Is photographer a unstressed vowel?
In the word "photographer," the second syllable "tog" contains an unstressed vowel. The primary stress falls on the third syllable "graph," while the first syllable "pho" is also unstressed. Thus, "photographer" features both stressed and unstressed vowels in its pronunciation.
What vowels have the schwa sound in sugar?
The A has the schwa (unstressed sound) which is actually a schwa-R (ehr/uhr).
What is the difference between tense and lax vowels?
Tense vowels are produced with more muscle tension and are typically longer in duration than lax vowels. Lax vowels are produced with less muscle tension and are typically shorter in duration. In English, tense vowels are more likely to occur in stressed syllables, while lax vowels often occur in unstressed syllables.
How is Schwa used in a sentence?
Schwa is often used in weak syllables, such as unstressed vowels in English words. It can be found in words like "a" or "the" where it has a reduced or neutral pronunciation. Schwa is also commonly used in the pronunciation of certain suffixes, such as "-er" or "-or."
What is the meaning of stress syllables?
A stressed syllable of English has more prominence than an unstressed syllable, because it is louder, longer, or has higher pitch. The vowels of unstressed syllables may be reduced to schwa or bar-i, but the vowels of stressed syllables are not reduced. Stress comes in degrees, the most prominent being "primary stress", then of lesser prominence: "secondary stress", "tertiary stress", and sometimes lower degrees of stress. In the history of English, the stressed long vowels of Middle English underwent the connected series of changes called the "Great Vowel Shift", but the unstressed vowels were not shifted.
