The // sound

The sound // invariably appears in unstressed syllables. With neutral and unrounded lips, the muscles are relaxed. The tongue hangs naturally in the mouth in a relaxed position, not pushing against the lower front teeth, and not in contact with upper teeth. The sound produced must be very short.

The // sound
Whenever you find a vowel that can be crossed out and its absence wouldn't change the pronunciation of the word, you have probably found a schwa

The // sound
A schwa sound is when a vowel is pronounced uh or er instead of with its short or long sound. seldom . . . we say seldum not seldOm doctor . . . we say docter not doctOr

Word Repetition
about another around allow arena sofa quota vista suffocate filament relative breakfast cinema asleep official believe

Words with the // sound

OR-r Actor Parlor Debtor Color Major Labor Visitor Sponsor BLE-bl Double Trouble Cable Stable Amiable Eligible Illegible Preferable S/TION-shn Education Pronunciation Pension Institution Negotiation Association Instruction Admission

Words with the // sound

T/CIOUS-shs Conscious Malicious Factitious TURE-chr Lecture Picture Adventure AL-L Natural Signal manual UAL-wL Mutual Usual Visual