What is the uh sound called?
What is the uh sound called?
In linguistics, specifically phonetics and phonology, schwa (/ʃwɑː/, rarely /ʃwɔː/ or /ʃvɑː/; sometimes spelled shwa) is the mid central vowel sound (rounded or unrounded) in the middle of the vowel chart, denoted by the IPA symbol ə, or another vowel sound close to that position.
How do you say you sound?
It is similar to the /ʊ/ sound, but the two little dots mean that it is a longer sounds. /u:/ not /ʊ/. To produce the u: sound put your tongue high and at the back of your mouth and lightly push your lips together while making a long voiced sound with your mouth closed.
What are the 20 vowels sounds?
English has 20 vowel sounds. Short vowels in the IPA are /ɪ/-pit, /e/-pet, /æ/-pat, /ʌ/-cut, /ʊ/-put, /ɒ/-dog, /ə/-about. Long vowels in the IPA are /i:/-week, /ɑ:/-hard,/ɔ:/-fork,/ɜ:/-heard, /u:/-boot.
What words make the schwa sound?
Any vowel can make the schwa sound. The schwa sound may represent more than one letter or a whole syllable. Schwa sounds like the short "u," but it is weaker. Often, the schwa sound is pronounced "uh" or "er."