like i need a definition thats not tooo hard for me to understand....im only 12na half years old!!!
2006-11-14 20:01:32 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Unstressed vowels are vowel sounds in words with more than one syllable that are in the unstressed part of the word. Unstressed vowels sound like "short u" (up), short "e" (let), short "a"(at) or "short i"(it), but they aren't spoken with any stress.
2006-11-14 22:05:37 · answer #1 · answered by Lightbringer 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unstressed Vowels
2016-10-02 05:59:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia: Unstressed vowel
... a schwa, although there are other vowels that can be unstressed or reduced. ... A reduced vowel is one of the vowels that can only occur in unstressed syllables, ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unstressed_vowel
unstressed vowels
Contents page. Chapter 2 contents. Some unstressed vowels in British and American English. ... Play British English Play American English. Sophie sofa. pity ...hctv.humnet.ucla.edu/departments/linguistics/.../unstressed.html
2006-11-14 20:16:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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like i need a definition thats not tooo hard for me to understand....im only 12na half years old!!!
2015-08-18 18:21:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the following words, the first vowel is unstressed (not stressed):
define
release
support
prevent
forget
(When you say the words, the 'stress' is on the last syllable)
In the following words, the last vowel is unstressed (not stressed):
number
fortune
camera
temper
final
(When you say the words, the stress is on the first syllable)
2006-11-14 21:41:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋