mom2three Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hello, In teaching phonograms, what sound does "a" say in "about" and "around?" Is it the third sound? Is it something else? Is there a rule for why "a" says the sound that it says? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 the Australian phonics program LEM teaches that a has 5 sounds. But maybe that is just in Australian??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 In English, we automatically reduce the vowel in unstressed syllables. Did you mean to double post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes+Ships+SealingWax Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 It is a lazy schwa - the sound is similar to a short /u/. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamamoose Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 It's a schwa... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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