Pronunciation: Schwa and ɝ

 

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Pronunciation

⋆ ✢ ✥ ✦ ✧ ❂ ❉ ✱ ✲ ✴ ✵ ✶ ✷ ✸ ❇ ✹ ✺ ✻ ✼ ❈ ✮ ✡⋆ ✢ ✥ ✦ ✧ ❂ ❉ ✱ ✲ ✴ ✵ ✶ ✷ ✸ ❇ ✹ ✺ ✻ ✼ ❈ ✮ ✡

*Pronunciation chart

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*Schwa sound: ə

 

Video

• Watch the video: https://youtu.be/m1mDSUSwNls
  
• Pay special attention to the explanation on how to make the sound at 00:54: https://youtu.be/m1mDSUSwNls?t=54
• Practice the sound with the words in the video

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*Listen

• Open the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1smsUS62YqErkrUD1pjmNrnw4-IH512L1/view?usp=sharing
  
• Listen to the audio
• Highlight the schwa vowel in each word

Example: telegraph

1. alphabet
2. utilize
3. depending
4. photograph
5. papa
6. prevent
7. imitate
8. breakfast
9. control
10. alarm

Answer key: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-oyYG_PRekfE0NGrBoGjXyDTkQ0dtpjG/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103103418113753141565&rtpof=true&sd=true

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*Read aloud

• Read the next words. Try to identify which ones do not have the schwa sound
  
• If you do not know what is the word, check the words on the next dictionary: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/

Example: slipper	Example: soda	Example: finally	Example: agree
1. about	oven	create	olive
2. minute	second	seven	leaving
3. after	attend	allow	annoy
4. something	support	supply	suppose
5. combine	complete	camper	compare

Answer key: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-oyYG_PRekfE0NGrBoGjXyDTkQ0dtpjG/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103103418113753141565&rtpof=true&sd=true

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*Stressed schwa followed by an "r":  ɝ / ɜːr

work: /wɜːrk/

word: /wɜːrd/

world: /wɜːrld/

 

Video

• Watch the video: https://youtu.be/6ppOrwjvslc 
  
• Pay special attention to the explanation on how to make the sound at 03:00: https://youtu.be/6ppOrwjvslc?t=180 
• Practice the sound with the words in the video

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*Read aloud

• Open the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M3mxnOeKjVuqLUExugS6qbGWbnhJPZzQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103103418113753141565&rtpof=true&sd=true
• Read the sentences and the text and record yourself. You can use this online recorder: https://vocaroo.com/
• Listen to yourself
• Repeat as necessary.
• Send the link to the teacher once you feel satisfied with the audio

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