In the english the most common vowel sound, is known as the weak sound, or schwa. The phonetic looks like an upside down e: ə
It sounds like this:
Typical examples are shown underlined below:
| Example words with the weak sound | ||
|---|---|---|
| Word | Phonetic Spelling | Audio |
teacher |
tiː.tʃər |
|
cupboard |
ˈkʌb.əd |
|
about |
əˈbaʊt |
|
pencil |
pen.səl |
|
supply |
səˈplaɪ |
|