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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

The schwa sound

It's hard to always identify.
It is a rule breaker... it's not a long vowel or a short vowel.
You can identify it in the dictionary with an  ə  in the pronunciation key.
It is in an unstressed syllable.
Here are some of our Spelling words with the schwa sound circled in red.


It makes a caveman "uh" sound 
like in pizza, comma, alone, idea

Remember, don't stress about it.  It's "unstressed".
You have been saying the schwa sound for years, 
you just didn't know it!

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