The reduced ____ sound called schwa is the most common vowel sound in spoken English. Schwa is a quick, relaxed, neutral vowel pronunciation very close to a 'short u' /ʌ/. The purpose of schwa is to allow unstressed ____ to be said more quickly so the main beats of spoken words are easier to place on the stressed syllables. Schwa does not have an exact and standard ____. Due to the near-identical pronunciation of schwa and ____ u, many dictionaries merge the transcription of the two sounds and strictly use /ə/. Schwa occurs in ____ different circumstances: 1. in an unstressed ____ of a multi-syllable word 2. as a reduced ____ sound in a function word Examples of the schwa sound are as follows:____ spelling: again: /ə 'gɛn/, vitamin: /'vɑɪ t̬ə mɪn/ ____ spelling petition: /pə ˈtɪʃ ən/, celebrate: /ˈsɛl ə breɪt/ ____ spelling president: /ˈprɛz ə dɛnt/, experiment: /ɪk 'spɛr ə mənt/ ____ spelling occur: /ə 'kɚ/, condition: /kən ˈdɪʃ ən/ ____ spelling campus: /ˈkæm pəs/, support: /sə ˈpɔrt/

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