![]() ![]() For that reason, the schwa sound is mostly found in FUNCTIONAL words or GRAMMAR words such as pronouns, auxiliaries, verb, conjunctions, articles etc. ![]() ![]() Many vowels are shortened and transformed into schwa sounds to help English speakers spend more time on the sounds that are more important to the central idea of the sentence. If you, as a learner, understand the schwa sound and how to use it, it will improve your English rhythm and intonation drastically and make it sound more native-like. Generally, the schwa sound is never stressed (There are some exceptions when it is) otherwise, it will affect the rhythm of the students’ speech dramatically. It is the smallest and least important sound in the English language yet the most common of all sounds. ![]()
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