Sounds Video: The Schwa

The video tutorial explains the schwa vowel sound, which is always unstressed and requires a relaxed mouth position. It is similar to the 'uh' sound in 'butter' but is never stressed. The tutorial demonstrates how to produce the schwa sound with a slight jaw drop and emphasizes keeping the lips, jaw, and neck relaxed. The schwa appears in unstressed syllables and is fast and low in pitch. It can be absorbed by syllabic consonants like L, M, and R, as shown in examples like 'father' and 'other.' The video concludes with practice words to reinforce learning.

Explain how the schwa interacts with syllabic consonants like L, M, and R.

Provide examples of words that contain the schwa sound.