Master Pronunciation: A Becomes Schwa. The Most Common Vowel Sound in English | Bakul Soman

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English is not phonetic. Its vowel letters make MANY different sounds. Mastering these different sounds is critical if you want to sound fluent and proficient. The Schwa vowel sound is the most common vowel sound in English. It is crucial for maintaining stress-timing in English. And stress-timing is essential if you want to catch the correct rhythm of English.

The Schwa does not have a corresponding letter in the alphabet. All the English vowel letters: A, E, I, O, and U can turn into the Schwa sound in certain phonetic contexts. Today, we will look at 4 phonetic contexts in which the letter A makes the Schwa Sound:

1) If the word ends in an A, it will be pronounced as a schwa. "cola," "sofa," and "panda"
2) A is a syllable by itself at the beginning of a word: about, alone, against, another, etc.
3) “Al, an, ar at the end of a multisyllabic word. But A occurs as a single vowel, not part of a vowel team
4) The article A will often become the schwa sound: a book.

The schwa keeps English smooth and natural, so make sure you use it appropriately so your English flows smoothly and fluently!

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