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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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English

what is the schwa sound in the following words....
compass
banana
purchase
color
pedal
  

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I think you meant to ask where the schwa sound is. The schwa is always unstressed, so you can safely eliminate all stressed syllables. That should help.

  • I think you meant to ask where the schwa sound is.
  • The schwa is always unstressed, so you can safely eliminate all stressed syllables.
  • That should help.
  • Give it a try, and we'll check your work.
  • CJ
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I think you meant to ask where the schwa sound is.

The schwa is always unstressed, so you can safely eliminate all stressed syllables.

That should help. Give it a try, and we'll check your work.

CJ

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