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The Schwa SoundSet 1

1"family" $\rightarrow$ This shows .....

2Why is it important to notice the schwa sound among color vowels?

3How many neutral sounds are there among English vowel sounds?

4Fish and chips. (Student pronounces "and" as [aend].) The error in pronunciation in the word "and" indicates a problem with:

5Does the following word have a long a sound or schwa a sound?chocolate

6Which syllables in these answer are reduced?

7How many OE vowels could be found in unstressed syllables?

8Why do some words have weak forms in connected speech?

9What is the feature of normal spoken English that involves reducing vowels to schwa in function words?

10Weak forms differ from strong forms by vowel quality, absence of a sound, or vowel length.

11How do you pronounce "plumber" ?

12When not emphasized, most ..... words are pronounced with a weak form

13Which word is the odd one out in the following group: school, scheme, scholar, schwa?

14Weak forms are .....

15The following are benefits of analytical listening except for one. Which one is it?

16What should you say to practice the olive sound effectively?

17What happens during vowel elision?

18Qualitative or quantitative weakening of vowels in unstressed positions

19..... are words that can lose their vowel sound and transform into a schwa, ..... words never lose their vowel sounds unless modified by linking.

20What is the term for syllables that are not stressed in a word?

21The word "Lemon" is a Schwa word..

22What represents the 'uh' sound?

23Phonemic phenomenon of the weakening of articulation and shortening of the duration of unstressed vowels, resulting in modification of their quality and quantity, is called

24"camera" $\rightarrow$ This is .....

25What type of vowels are considered to not have any stress?

26Which word most commonly loses a schwa in casual speech?

27Unaccented vowel

28Which of these does not have a weak form?

29What happens to the vowel sound in 'was' and 'were' when they are unstressed in a sentence?

30Which is NOT a characteristic of a weak syllable?

31To the zoo

32Identify the unstressed syllable where the schwa is found.-conquer

33It's a vowel sound in an unstressed syllable, where a vowel does not make its long or short vowel sound. It usually sounds like the short /u/ sound, but is softer and weaker.

34Exercise 1: PronunciationQuestion 1:

35What are the two roles of the largest vowel mentioned?

36When a weak-form word is cited or quoted, we use the weak form.

37What is the primary characteristic of a schwa sound in English?

38What is the most common vowel sound which is usually heard in the unaccented syllable and does not match the sound of the vowel letter in that word?

39What is a "schwa" sound?

40Which word has a weak form in "Yes, I can help you" ?

41Why do English speakers speak the valleys quickly and quietly?

42Which word often appears in weak form?

43Which term describes reduction of vowels in unstressed syllables?

44How many weak sounds does banana have?

45In which syllable is the schwa sound? battery

46A vowel sound in English that often occurs in an unstressed syllable.

47A vowel sound which is never stressed and its is a feature of spoken, not written English.

48In the word "happy" , the final vowel /i/ is:

49What is the U sound in "understand?"

50Which existing sound would students need familiarity with before they are introduced to the schwa sound?

51What syllable in the word compete has the schwa sound?

52It's the most common vowel sound

53Select the correct definition of Weak Forms.

54Which word does not have a schwa (idiot) sound?

55What happens to 'of' in speech?