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#1. A weak syllable will usually contain a schwa, short i, or short __________ sound.
#2. Apart from suffixes, the schwa sound is commonly found in weak-stressed __________, like ‘the’, ‘a’, ‘for’, and ‘to’.
#3. Prefixes are __________ stressed in English.
#4. The schwa is found in common suffixes like: -al, -er, -ful, and __________.
#5. The word 'private' has three vowel letters but only _________ vowel sounds.
#6. We can’t pronounce ‘bl’ in '-able' without making a __________ sound in the middle.
#7. If you don't use the schwa sound, you are probably pronouncing far too many __________.
#8. If you do this regularly, your listeners may find it difficult to understand you, because they can't hear the __________ clearly.
#9. The root word of 'valuable' is __________.
#10. The hidden sound in 'ambulance' - before the letter 'u' - is _________.
#11. The short i sound is found in common suffixes like: -age, -ic, -ing, and __________.
#12. The stressed vowel sound in 'often' is an example of the __________ rule.
#13. The schwa sound can appear at the beginning of a word (__________), mid-word, mid-__________ (e.g. 'bl'), or at the end (__________).
#14. The word 'clothes' is confusing because it looks like it has two __________.
#15. It is fair to say that the schwa sound is the __________ vowel sound in weak syllables.
#16. The short ii sound is found in common suffixes like: -y, -ey, -cy, and __________.
#17. True or false? There is no dedicated letter for the schwa sound in the English alphabet.
#18. The spelling of 'machine' is difficult because 'ine' looks like it should be pronounced __________ due to vcv rule.
#19. At times we find a strong vowel sound (svs) in a weak syllable, for example the diphthong iy in the suffixes -eal, -ean, -eous, and __________.
#20. If you do come across a strong vowel sound (svs) in a weak syllable, you should pronounce it __________.
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